# 118-hr-31: COVER Now Act

118-hr-31, COVER Now Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-31
- Congress: 118
- Title: COVER Now Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2023-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

COVER Now Act

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13] (D-NC), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jeff [D-NC-14] (D-NC), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023
- 118-hr-11: Freedom to Vote Act
- 118-hr-15: Equality Act
- 118-hr-3899: American Family Act
- 118-hr-2708: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2023
- 118-hr-1572: Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023

## Sources
- [118-hr-31 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/31)

## Related
- [118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-14)
- [118-hr-11: Freedom to Vote Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-11)
- [118-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-15)
- [118-hr-3899: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-3899)
- [118-hr-2708: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2708)
- [118-hr-1572: Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-1572)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-31 (as of 2026-10-15).