H.Res. 400: Commemorating 50 years since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-29 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Commemorating 50 years since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: all efforts to improve Medicare and Medicaid under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act must support and build upon President Johnson's vision "to assure the availability of and accessibility to the best health care to all Americans, regardless of age or geography or economic status"; Medicare should not be transformed into a voucher program, leaving seniors and people with disabilities vulnerable to higher out-of-pocket costs; and Medicaid should not be dismantled by policies that slash funding, shift costs to states, reduce benefits, and erode the safety net relied on by over millions of individuals.

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Official text

Commemorating 50 years since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · 161 cosponsors

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Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John B. Larson (D-CT), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Judy Chu (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), William R. Keating (D-MA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ted Lieu (D-CA) and 101 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hres400.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hres400 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114