Listing of National Single Payer Healthcare Legislation
Below is a sortable list of legislation introduced to Congress to establish a national healthcare program in the United States. You can view our timeline of legislation here, which includes a narrative of events, as well as a separate listing of Congressional hearings and single-payer studies.
| Years | Bill #s | Sponsor(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-1941 | S. 1620 | Sen. Robert Wagner | National Health Act of 1939 |
| 1943-1944 | S. 1161 , H.R. 2861 | Sen. Robert Wagner, Rep. | Wagner-Murray-Dingell Bill of 1943 |
| 1945-1948 | S. 1050, S. 1606, S. 1320, H.R. 3293, H.R. 4730 | Sen. Robert Wagner, Sen. James Murray, Rep. John Dingell | National Health Act |
| 1949-1950 | S. 1679, H.R. 4312 | Sen. James Murray | National Health Insurance and Public Health Act |
| 1957-2010 | H.R. 15, H.R. 16, others | Rep. John Dingell | National Health Insurance Act |
| 1969-1972 | S. 3711, S. 836 | Sen. Jacob Javits | National Health Insurance and Health Services Improvement Act |
| 1970-1978 | S. 4297, S. 3, H.R. 22 | Sen. Ted Kennedy, Rep. Martha Griffiths, Rep. James Corman | Health Security Act |
| 1991-1992 | H.R. 1300 | Rep. Marty Russo | Universal Health Care Act of 1991 |
| 1993-2016 | H.R. 1200, S. 491, S. 915, S. 1782 | Rep. Jim McDermott, Sen. Paul Wellstone, Sen. Bernie Sanders | American Health Security Act |
| 1999-2000 | S. 2888 | Sen. Paul Wellstone | Health Security for All Americans Act |
| 2003-2018 | H.R. 676 | Rep. John Conyers | Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act |
| 2005-2008 | S. 1218, S. 2229, H.R.2034, H.R.4683 | Sen. Ted Kennedy, Rep. John Dingell | Medicare for All Act |
| 2017- | S. 1804 | Sen. Bernie Sanders | Medicare-for-All Act |