It’s a new session of Congress, which means that Medicare for All legislation will need to be reintroduced in both chambers of Congress. This is likely to happen sometime before summer — we’ll let you know as soon as we know more.
But first, to get us prepared, I’ll explain a little more about how the reintroduction process is actually going to work for Medicare for All:
When bills are reintroduced in Congress, members have to take the step to sign back on as original cosponsors — it doesn’t happen automatically. This means that we must make sure that every single previous cosponsor who is still in Congress signs back on. We also have to work to ensure new members of Congress who ran on Medicare for All sign on as original cosponsors of the bill as well. Our work is cut out for us.
We’ll be sharing more soon about how you can help ensure that your member of Congress signs on (or back on) to Medicare for All this spring, no matter where you live. But right now, let us know if you have any questions about the reintroduction of Medicare for All — or anything at all! — and we’ll answer the most common questions in a coming email.ask a question »
It’s also important to note that Republicans have gained control of the House this session. That doesn’t mean we can’t make progress on Medicare for All!
We’ve added a record number of cosponsors on Medicare for All legislation over the last several years through our collective organizing. In fact, by the end of the last session, over half the Democrats in the House had signed on. But that means we still have a long way to go. We must continue to organize district by district to convince more members of Congress to support Medicare for All, regardless of which party controls the chamber.
Over in the Senate, Democrats have retained control for at least the next two years. And notably, Senator Bernie Sanders is set to take over as chair of the crucial Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee next month. This is a critical position that we can use to advance our movement, and Senator Sanders has already indicated Medicare for All will be a priority.
We’ll be in touch soon with more details on how you can help build our movement. In the meantime, do you have any questions about Medicare for All? Ask here and we will address the most common questions in the near future.
In solidarity,
Jasmine Ruddy
Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All
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