H.R. 635: CHOICE Act
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H.R. 635: CHOICE Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-24 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
CHOICE Act
Plain summary
Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act or the CHOICE Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer, throughout the United States, a public health insurance option that provides value, choice, competition, and the stability of affordable, high-quality coverage. Plans under the public health insurance option must be qualified health plans and must include plans with bronze, silver, and gold tier benefits. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance exchanges, are the only plans eligible for premium subsidies, and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.) HHS must establish an office of the ombudsman for the public health insurance option. States may establish advisory councils to provide recommendations to HHS on the operations and policies of the public health insurance option. HHS must collect data to establish rates for premiums and health care provider reimbursement and for other purposes. Premium rates for public health insurance option plans must: (1) fully finance administrative costs and provided health benefits, and (2) include a contingency margin. HHS must negotiate rates for health care providers and prescription drugs under the public health insurance option. If HHS is unable to reach a negotiated agreement on rates, HHS must use Medicare rates. States may not tax federal receipts or disbursements attributable to the operation of the public health insurance option. HHS must establish conditions for participation by health care providers in the public health insurance option. A provider participating in Medicare or Medicaid is a participant in the public health insurance option unless the provider opts out.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · 40 cosponsors
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Takano (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] reported raising $415,385 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr635.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr635 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115