Warnock will continue fighting efforts to dismantle Affordable Care Act protections, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions and coverage for young adults on a parent's insurance until age 26.

Raphael G. Warnock · Georgia · Democratic

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Reverend Warnock is committed to continue to fight back against efforts to dismantle the law’s protections for the more than 1.8 million Georgians with pre-existing conditions and provisions allowing anyone under the age of 26 to remain on their parent’s insurance.

Warnock commits to continuing to defend ACA protections for Georgians with pre-existing conditions and young adults who remain on a parent's insurance plan.

Health Care: The Right to Access Affordable, Quality Care - Warnock for Georgia
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Evidence

HHS training material describes ACA protections barring exclusion of pre-existing conditions and allowing dependent coverage under parents' plans up to age 26.

The specific ACA protections named in the promise remained recognized in federal guidance during Warnock's Senate service.

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HHS: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Basics
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Congress.gov lists Warnock as an original cosponsor of S.5194, a bill to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for qualified health plan coverage; latest action was referral to Senate Finance.

Warnock backed concrete ACA affordability legislation, but the bill was only introduced and referred, so it is evidence of effort rather than enacted protection.

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All Info - S.5194 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Health Care Affordability Act of 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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S.46 was introduced with Warnock among original cosponsors and would amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand ACA Marketplace premium tax credit eligibility.

Warnock continued the ACA affordability push in the next Congress; the measure had introduced status as of the assessment date.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov: S.46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
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On passage of H.R.1, the bill passed 50-50 with the Vice President voting yea; the roll call lists Warnock (D-GA) as Nay.

Warnock voted against the 2025 reconciliation bill later identified in official bill text as containing health-subtitle changes. The bill passed despite his opposition, so this supports effort but not full success.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 372
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S.2556 lists Warnock as an original cosponsor; it would repeal health-subtitle changes made by Public Law 119-21 and permanently extend enhanced premium tax credits.

After H.R.1 became law, Warnock cosponsored a bill to reverse its health provisions and preserve enhanced ACA tax credits. The bill was introduced and referred, not enacted by the assessment date.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov: S.2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act
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Assessments

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The promise was framed as continued defense of ACA protections, not passage of a specific new law. In the same Senate term, Warnock voted against H.R.1 when it passed despite his opposition and was an original cosponsor of ACA protection/affordability bills including S.5194, S.46, and S.2556. Congress.gov still showed S.2556 and S.46 as introduced/referred, so those bills were not enacted, but the promised conduct was continued fighting and the named ACA protections remained recognized in federal guidance. Sources checked include https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2556/actions and https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/46.

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