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Senate Bill 3790
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 20, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 20, 2020
Latest Action
May 20, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3790
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Independent
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
Democrat
Kamala Harris
California
Democrat
Ed Markey
Massachusetts
Democrat
Elizabeth Warren
Massachusetts
Democrat
Cory Booker
New Jersey
Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Democrat
Jeff Merkley
Oregon
Democrat
Ron Wyden
Oregon
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pay the out-of-pocket expenses of individuals receiving medically-necessary care or services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the bill covers the costs for services provided through public or private health insurance and to uninsured individuals, including prescription drugs and care related to COVID-19, beginning on the date of enactment of this bill until a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available to the public.

Health insurance plans are prohibited from increasing the cost-sharing requirements of plans while this program is in effect and HHS must report to Congress on the program on a weekly basis.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2020
Related Bills (3)
Aug 11, 2020
Introduced in House
13
Sponsorship
House Bill 8020
Make Billionaires Pay Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Aug 06, 2020
Introduced in Senate
3
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4490
Make Billionaires Pay Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
May 15, 2020
Introduced in House
32
Sponsorship
House Bill 6906
Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
05/20/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
05/20/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:38 PM
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