Democrats in Congress are working hard to permanently extend these tax credits so American families will not have to worry about paying more than twice as much for their health care.
Work to permanently extend expiring health care tax credits to prevent higher health insurance premiums for American families.
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Evidence
Subtitle C--Affordable Care Act Subsidies; section 12001 amended the premium tax credit rules by replacing 2021/2022 dates with dates after December 31, 2020 and before January 1, 2026.
Roll Call 420 on H.R. 5376 passed 220-207. The Clerk lists Keating, Democratic, Massachusetts, vote: Yea.
H.R. 1692 would amend section 36B so household income 400.0 percent and higher has an 8.5 percent applicable percentage; it would strike the 400 percent cap and strike clause (iii).
Congress.gov lists H.R.1692 as Introduced, latest action referred to the Subcommittee on Health, and 71 Democratic cosponsors; the state cosponsor filter list does not include Massachusetts.
Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1 passed 218-214. The Clerk lists Keating, Democratic, Massachusetts, vote: No.
The report says Congress failed to extend the extra ACA subsidies before the holiday recess and that their expiration beginning in January 2026 would raise premiums for millions.
Assessments
The promised outcome was a permanent extension of expiring health care tax credits to prevent higher ACA premium costs. The evidence shows Keating supported the Inflation Reduction Act, which only extended the enhanced ACA premium tax credits through 2025, and voted against a later reconciliation bill that did not provide a permanent extension. The cited permanent-extension bill did not become law, and Keating is not shown as a cosponsor. Because the permanent extension had not been enacted and the only successful action was temporary, the promise was not delivered. His vote for the temporary extension and opposition to legislation that omitted permanence count as meaningful effort, but not fulfillment.