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H.R. 1277: State Public Option Act

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H.R. 1277: State Public Option Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-14 · Health · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

State Public Option Act

Plain summary

State Public Option Act This bill allows residents who are not already eligible for Medicaid and not concurrently enrolled in other health insurance coverage to buy into a state Medicaid plan beginning January 1, 2020, at the option of the state. State Medicaid programs may set premiums and cost-sharing requirements for such coverage in accordance with specified limitations. The bill also (1) provides the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place; and (2) requires state Medicaid programs to cover comprehensive reproductive health care services, including abortion services.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

State Public Option Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · 52 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

André Carson (D-IN), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Darren Soto (D-FL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] reported raising $6.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1277 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116