The Congressman is committed to protecting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and building upon it to reform and improve it in order to ensure that more Americans are covered.
Protect the Affordable Care Act and build upon it to reform and improve it so more Americans are covered.
Occurrences
Evidence
Roll Call 165 was on H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The motion passed 219-212. Stephen F. Lynch, Democrat of Massachusetts, voted No.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 3590 as Public Law 111-148 and notes that H.R. 3590, read with H.R. 4872's health provisions, is commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act.
Roll Call 167 was on passage of H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of 2010. The bill passed 220-211. Lynch voted Aye.
Congress.gov states H.R. 4872 became Public Law 111-152 and made health-related financing and revenue changes to the ACA, including revised premium-assistance tax credit rules and Medicaid eligibility changes.
Roll Call 14 was on passage of H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act. The bill passed the House 245-189. Lynch voted No.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 1319 as Public Law 117-2. Its CRS summary says sections 9661-9663 increased premium tax credits for qualified health plans and extended eligibility to individuals receiving unemployment compensation in 2021.
Roll Call 72 was on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act. The motion passed 220-211. Lynch voted Yea.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 5376 as Public Law 117-169. Its CRS summary says section 12001 extends through 2025 ACA premium tax credit adjustments and expansions, including eligibility above 400% of the federal poverty line.
Roll Call 420 was on the House motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5376. The motion passed 220-207. Lynch voted Yea.
Assessments
Delivered with later-term timing. Although Lynch voted against final House concurrence on the original ACA in 2010, he later voted for ACA reconciliation changes, against ACA repeal, and for the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act provisions that expanded or extended ACA premium tax credits and improved affordability for coverage. As a sitting federal representative, his votes materially advanced enacted federal legislation that protected and built upon the ACA after the original campaign term.