permanently extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits
Will support permanently extending Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Recent reporting says insurers cite the expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies as a major factor in proposed 2027 premium hikes, and that no comprehensive federal fix has passed.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Nancy Pelosi as an original cosponsor of H.R.1692, the Health Care Affordability Act of 2023, on March 22, 2023.
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The bill would amend IRC section 36B to set lower premium contribution percentages and remove the 400 percent income cap, effective after December 31, 2022.
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Congress.gov shows H.R.1692 remained at introduced/referral stage, with latest House action on December 17, 2024, and did not become law.
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The House Clerk records Pelosi voting Yea on H.R.5376, which passed the House 220-207 on August 12, 2022.
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The enacted text extended the enhanced section 36B premium tax credit rules from 2021-2022 to 2021-2025, ending before January 1, 2026.
Assessments
Pelosi materially supported the promised policy by voting for the Inflation Reduction Act's temporary ACA premium tax credit extension and by originally cosponsoring H.R.1692, a bill aimed at making the enhanced ACA premium tax credit structure permanent. However, the permanent extension has not been enacted; H.R.1692 did not clear Congress, and the enhanced credits remained temporary and then expired. This warrants partial credit for concrete support, not full delivery of a permanent extension.