Expand health insurance coverage for adult children by amending the Public Health Service Act.

Jill N. Tokuda · Hawaii · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 78%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Amend the Public Health Service Act through H.R. 10252.. Promised outcome: Expand coverage for adult children.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As a cosponsor of H.R. 10252, the Launching with Healthcare Act, in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd District.

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Evidence

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Last Action Date Listed September 3, 2026 Action Ms. Bynum (for herself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Carson, Ms. Simon, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Grijalva, and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo status shows Tokuda as a cosponsor of H.R. 10252 and the latest listed action as introduction and referral to House Energy and Commerce, with no enacted-law status shown.

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H.R. 10252 (IH) - Launching with Healthcare Act - BILLS-119hr10252ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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SEC. 2. EXTENDING REQUIRED DEPENDENT COVERAGE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2714(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–14(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘26’’ and inserting ‘‘31’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the commitment by amending the Public Health Service Act to expand dependent coverage from age 26 to age 31, but it remains only introduced/referred rather than enacted.

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BILLS-119hr10252ih.pdf
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-24 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is an outcome promise to amend the Public Health Service Act and expand adult-child coverage. Verified evidence shows Tokuda was among the members introducing H.R. 10252 on September 3, 2026, and that it was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. That is documented effort and material involvement, but the verified passage does not show enactment or an actual amendment to the Act, so the promised outcome is not delivered as of 2026-09-24.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%