UPDATE: H.R.1419 – To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.

LATEST ACTION: February 28, 2019 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

BILL TITLE: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.

[NOTE: The contents of this legislative update are current as of 06:00 AM on March 1, 2019.]

BILL NUMBER: 116th Congress: House Bill 1419 (H.R.1419)

CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. House of Representatives

CURRENT CHAMBER: U.S. House of Representatives

For DETAILED LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION on H.R.1419, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1419

BILL TEXT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1419/text

ACTIONS-TO-DATE (ordered by most recent first):

02/28/2019 -- House -- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

02/28/2019 -- House -- Introduced in House.

SPONSOR(S)*:

-- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

CO-SPONSOR(S)*:

[*Note: Sponsors and co-sponsors are current as of February 28, 2019. For the most up-to-date version of the sponsor and co-sponsor lists, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1419/cosponsors ]

-- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

-- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]

COMMITTEES: House Energy and Commerce Committee.