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 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.
Occurrences
Evidence
HHS training material describes ACA protections barring exclusion of pre-existing conditions and allowing dependent coverage under parents' plans up to age 26.
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.
S.46 was introduced with Warnock among original cosponsors and would amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand ACA Marketplace premium tax credit eligibility.
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.
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.
Assessments
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.