II Calendar No. 4 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 4 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 6, 2009 Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 7, 2009 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009.

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Sense of congress

It is the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to guarantee health coverage, improve health care quality and disease prevention, and reduce health care costs for all Americans and the health care system.

January 7, 2009 Read the second time and placed on the calendar