S. 3109 · 118th Congress

ABC Act

Introduced on Oct 24, 2023 by Edward J. Markey (D-MA). 22 cosponsors, 12 of them from another party. Latest action (Oct 24, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Oct 24, 2023
Cosponsors
22
12 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

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.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Edward J. MarkeyD-MASponsor

Democrats · 9

Independents · 1

Republicans · 12

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Oct 24, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 24, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AARP13 reports
    $25.1M reported (all issues)
  2. Alzheimer's Association9 reports
    $8.2M reported (all issues)
  3. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  4. ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS5 reports
    $410K reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE5 reports
    $610K reported (all issues)
  6. NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM$27.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research5 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  8. Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (FKA RCI for Caregiving)4 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  9. American Heart Association3 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. Autism Speaks3 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  11. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE & HOSPICE3 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  12. NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY3 reports
    $153.6K reported (all issues)
  13. Alliance for Aging Research2 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  14. THE ALS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  15. Disability Rights Education & Defense, Inc.1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  16. National Alliance for Care at Home (formerly Natl Assn for Home Care & Hospice)1 report
    $180K reported (all issues)
  17. National Health Council1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.