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S. 1895 (116th): Lower Health Care Costs Act

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A bill to lower health care costs.

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Sponsor and status

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Lamar Alexander

Sponsor. Senator for Tennessee. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jul 8, 2019
Length: 444 pages
Introduced
Jun 19, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on June 26, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 133: H.R. 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [Including Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief]
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 27, 2020. (compare text)
H.R. 7898: To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain recognized security practices of covered entities …
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 5, 2021. (compare text)
Cosponsors

2 Cosponsors (1 Republican, 1 Democrat)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Reps. Shalala, Ruiz, Roe Push for Stronger Patient Protections, Introduce Surprise Billing Legislation”
    — Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL27, 2019-2020] on Jun 26, 2019

“Senator Roberts Legislation Advances Out of HELP Committee as Part of Lower Health Care Costs Act”
    — Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS, 1997-2020] on Jun 26, 2019

“Cassidy Legislation to Reduce Health Care Costs Passes Committee”
    — Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] on Jun 26, 2019

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates S. 1895 will add $19.1 billion in new spending through 2029.

History

Jan 10, 2019
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1895 (116th).
Jun 19, 2019
 
Introduced

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Jun 26, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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Jan 15, 2020
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1895 (116th).
Dec 9, 2020
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7898 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1895 (116th).
Dec 19, 2020
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7898 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1895 (116th).
Dec 21, 2020
 
Related Bill — Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1895 (116th).
Dec 27, 2020
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1895 (116th).
Jan 5, 2021
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7898 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1895 (116th).

S. 1895 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1895. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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