“ Congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act represents the largest loss of healthcare in American history. Apart from cutting nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid, this bill specifically targeted New York by gutting the Essential Plan and stripping almost half a million New Yorkers of their health insurance. We must take immediate steps to repeal the harmful impacts of H.R. 1 on New York” said Representative Ocasio-Cortez. “Today, I am introducing the Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act alongside Senator Schumer and the entire New York Democratic Delegation to reinstate federal funding for the New York Essential Plan and ensure that New Yorkers can once again access this critical health program.”
Introduce legislation to reinstate federal funding for the New York Essential Plan and ensure New Yorkers can again access the program.
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Ms. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Riley of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Gillen, Ms. Meng, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Latimer, and Mr. Mannion) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act''.
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This bill would repeal H.R.1’s premium tax credit eligibility restrictions, thus fully restoring funding for New York’s Essential Plan, and provide all states with the option to expand coverage through the ACA’s Basic Health Plan from 200% to 250% of the federal poverty level, without requiring the Administration’s approval.
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Today, I am introducing the Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act alongside Senator Schumer and the entire New York Democratic Delegation to reinstate federal funding for the New York Essential Plan and ensure that New Yorkers can once again access this critical health program.
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The occurrence-specific commitment was an action promise to introduce the Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act. Verified GovInfo text shows Ms. Ocasio-Cortez introduced H.R. 10692, and the bill text identifies it as the Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act. Because the promise was to introduce legislation, not to secure enactment of restored funding, formal introduction fulfills the commitment in the same term. The candidate's contribution was material because she was the named introducer.