Ultimately, Chellie believes that the time has come to pass Medicare for All.
Pass Medicare for All.
Occurrences
Evidence
The campaign issues page says, under Health Care & Prescription Drugs, that 'ultimately, Chellie believes that the time has come to pass Medicare for All,' and explains support for a single-payer system.
Congress.gov lists H.R.3069 as introduced on 04/29/2025 and shows its latest action as referral to committee, not enactment.
Congress.gov shows H.R.3421 was introduced on 05/17/2023 and the latest action was referral to subcommittee on 12/17/2024, with no enactment shown.
Congress.gov shows H.R.3069 was introduced in the House and the latest recorded action was referral to committees on 2025-04-29; the bill status remains Introduced with no enactment shown.
Assessments
Pingree explicitly promised to pass Medicare for All and materially supported that goal, including backing Medicare for All legislation in Congress. But the cited bills in the 118th and 119th Congresses were only introduced and referred to committee, with no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment into law. Because there was a serious legislative effort without achieving the promised policy outcome, this counts as not delivered rather than partial.
Pingree publicly supported Medicare for All and backed House bills such as H.R. 3421 and H.R. 3069, but the evidence shows those bills only reached introduction/committee referral and were not enacted. That is a serious legislative effort, but the promised outcome was not delivered.
Pingree clearly supported and sought passage of Medicare for All, and relevant Medicare for All legislation was introduced during the covered congressional terms. However, the promised outcome was passage, and the cited bills remained in committee or subcommittee without enactment. Because there was a serious legislative effort but the policy did not pass into law, the promise was not delivered while earning an effort badge.