House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Expanding Health Care Options for First Responders Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 24, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6030.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PHILLIPS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 175, October 24, 2023, Page H5043):Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, Congress has the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: The Expanding Health Care Options to First Responders Act aims to provide an insurance option through the Medicare program for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 24, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 558 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6030, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6030
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
14 cosponsors — 14 Democrats
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dean Phillips.
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- H.J.Res. 14 (118th) Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.
- H.R. 9227 (118th) Porch Pirates Act of 2024
- H.R. 3065 (118th) School Access to Naloxone Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.