Rep. Jayapal Introduces Bill on Medicare for All Health Insurance Program

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1384) to establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.

The bill was introduced on Feb. 27 and has 106 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Judy Chu, D-Calif., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., Michael F. Doyle, D-Pa., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Jared Golden, D-Maine, Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Al Green, D-Texas, Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Josh Harder, D-Calif., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., Katie Hill, D-Calif., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., William R. Keating, D-Mass., Robin Kelly, D-Ill., Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., Jim Langevin, D-R.I., Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Mike Levin, D-Calif., Andy Levin, D-Mich., John Lewis, D-Ga., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., James McGovern, D-Mass., Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., John Sarbanes, D-Md., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Adam Smith, D-Wash., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Peter J. Visclosky, D-Ind., Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Susan Wild, D-Pa., Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., and Dels. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., and Gregorio Sablan, D-M.P.

The legislation was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Rules, Oversight and Reform and Armed Services committees.

For more information, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, 1510 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3106; or in the district office at 1904 3rd Ave., Ste. 510, Seattle, WA 98101; 206/674-0040.

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