119th Congress
H.R. 610
Close the Medigap Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Lloyd Doggett(D-TX)
- Introduced
- Jan 22, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (45)
Original cosponsors (31)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Marc A. Veasey (D-TX)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
- G000551
Added later (14)
- Dina Titus (D-NV) · Jan 23, 2025
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) · Jan 23, 2025
- Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) · Jan 23, 2025
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD) · Feb 4, 2025
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) · Feb 10, 2025
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) · Feb 10, 2025
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA) · Mar 3, 2025
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Mar 6, 2025
- Julie Johnson (D-TX) · Mar 25, 2025
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) · Apr 10, 2025
- Mark Pocan (D-WI) · Feb 2, 2026
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Feb 3, 2026
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Sep 14, 2026
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT) · Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Close the Medigap Act of 2025
This bill (1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminates certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modifies other provisions related to Medigap policies. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 22, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House