Co-sponsoring the Protecting Pre-existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 is an important first step in delivering on that promise to the Pennsylvanian Sixth.
Support legislation that protects people with pre-existing conditions and makes health care more affordable.
Occurrences
We must ensure that every American has access to high-quality, affordable health care... We have a lot of work to do to increase coverage while lowering costs and delivering better outcomes for patients.
Evidence
"Co-sponsoring the Protecting Pre-existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 is an important first step in delivering on that promise"; the release says the bill continues protections for consumers with pre-existing conditions and strengthens affordability assistance.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 1884 as introduced on 03/26/2019; the bill's purpose is to amend the ACA to improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage.
The Clerk's roll call shows Houlahan voted 'Aye' on passage of H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act, which passed 230-183.
The Clerk's roll call shows Houlahan voted 'Yea' on H.R. 1425, a House health-care bill that passed 234-179 and was paired in official House materials with lower premium costs and stronger coverage protections.
Assessments
Houlahan promised to support federal legislation protecting people with pre-existing conditions and improving health-care affordability. In her first House term, she co-sponsored H.R. 1884, publicly tied it to that promise, and voted for related House-passed bills including H.R. 986 and H.R. 1425. Because the promise was framed as support for legislation rather than guaranteeing enactment into law, these same-term sponsorship and votes satisfy the commitment.
The promise was to support legislation protecting people with pre-existing conditions and making health care more affordable, not necessarily to secure final enactment. In her first term, Houlahan co-sponsored H.R. 1884, publicly framed it as fulfilling this campaign promise, and voted for related House bills including H.R. 986 and H.R. 1425. These actions satisfy the promised conduct within the same term.