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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

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S. 1227Introduced Apr 1, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: A bill to require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Commissioner of Social Security to review and simplify the processes, procedures, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist individuals in establishing eligibility for, enrolling in, and maintaining and utilizing coverage and benefits under the Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Social Security programs respectively, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Edward Markey D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 1, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

26 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 13 Democrats

13 of 26 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Katie Britt (R-AL), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ben Luján (D-NM), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.