Extending the Premium Tax Credit for another year gives Colorado families real stability while we work towards a permanent solution.
Extend the Premium Tax Credit for another year.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Politico reported that Jeff Hurd was among the Republican co-sponsors of a bill led by Rep. Jen Kiggans to extend enhanced ACA premium tax credits for one year.
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Politico said Hurd joined Don Bacon, Tom Suozzi, and Josh Gottheimer in releasing bipartisan principles for a compromise ACA subsidy extension.
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Axios reported that Hurd voted with 16 other Republicans to pass a House bill extending enhanced ACA subsidies for three years.
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AP reported that ACA enrollment was dropping in 2026 because subsidies expired on January 1, and higher premiums were already taking effect.
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Section 36B applies temporary premium tax-credit percentages to taxable years after December 31, 2020 and before January 1, 2026; the temporary 400-percent income-cap rule has the same cutoff.
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Politico reported that ten House Republicans introduced legislation to extend enhanced ACA tax credits for one year, and listed Jeff Hurd among the co-sponsors.
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Politico reported that Jeff Hurd joined Don Bacon, Tom Suozzi, and Josh Gottheimer in releasing compromise principles for extending ACA subsidies with a two-year sunset and income cap.
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Axios reported the House passed a clean three-year extension of enhanced ACA subsidies by 230-196, with 17 Republicans joining Democrats.
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Axios listed Jeff Hurd among the Republicans who voted with Democrats for the House bill extending enhanced ACA subsidies for three years.
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AP reported that ACA enrollment was projected to fall by nearly 5 million in 2026, largely because subsidies expired on January 1 and costs rose.
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AP reported HHS data showing ACA enrollment fell from 22.1 million in 2025 to 19.2 million in February 2026 after the January 1 subsidy expiration.
Assessments
The promised outcome was not enacted: the enhanced ACA premium tax credit expired on January 1, 2026, and subsequent reporting showed higher costs and enrollment declines after expiration. Hurd did make serious same-term legislative efforts, including co-sponsoring a one-year extension bill and voting for House passage of a broader three-year extension, but those actions did not produce final enactment of the promised one-year extension.
Hurd materially pursued the promise during his current House term: he co-sponsored a one-year ACA premium tax credit extension bill in September 2025, joined bipartisan compromise principles in November 2025, and voted for House passage of a broader three-year subsidy extension in January 2026. Those are serious legislative efforts attributable to him. But the promised outcome was not delivered: the extension was not enacted, the subsidies expired on January 1, 2026, and reporting by May 2026 showed higher premiums and falling enrollment as a result. Under the rule for failed serious attempts, this is never with an effort badge rather than partial or delivered.