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UPDATE: H.R.2085 – To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes.

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LATEST ACTION: April 4, 2019 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

BILL TITLE: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes.

[NOTE: The contents of this legislative update are current as of 06:00 AM on April 5, 2019.]

BILL NUMBER: 116th Congress: House Bill 2085 (H.R.2085)

CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. House of Representatives

CURRENT CHAMBER: U.S. House of Representatives

For DETAILED LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION on H.R.2085, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2085

BILL TEXT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2085/text

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

04/04/2019 -- House -- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

04/04/2019 -- House -- Introduced in House.

SPONSOR(S)*:

-- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

CO-SPONSOR(S)*:

[*Note: Sponsors and co-sponsors are current as of April 4, 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/2085/cosponsors ]

-- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

-- Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]

-- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]

-- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]

-- Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

-- Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]

-- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]

-- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

-- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

-- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

COMMITTEES: House Energy and Commerce Committee.

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