Rep. Jayapal Introduces Bill to Establish Improved Medicare for All National Health Insurance Program

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1976) to "establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program."

The bill was introduced on March 17 and has 112 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Cori Bush, D-Mo., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., 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., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Michael F. Doyle, D-Pa., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Al Green, D-Texas, Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Josh Harder, D-Calif., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., Kaiali'i Kahele, D-Hawaii, William R. Keating, D-Mass., Robin Kelly, D-Ill., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., Jim Langevin, D-R.I., Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Teresa Leger-Fernandez, D-N.M., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Mike Levin, D-Calif., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., 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., Marie Newman, D-Ill., 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., Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., John Sarbanes, D-Md., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Brad Sherman, D-Calif., Adam Smith, D-Wash., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., Lori Trahan, D-Mass., Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Susan Wild, D-Pa., Nikema Williams, D-Ga., Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., John A. Yarmuth, D-Ky., Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., and David E. Price, D-N.C., and Del. 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; Armed Services; and Judiciary committees.

For more information, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, 2346 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3106; or in district office at 1904 3rd Ave., Ste. 510, Seattle, WA 98101; 206/674-0040.

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