Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +99
- Latest action
- Aug 1, 2025
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What it does
Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act 2025 This bill makes permanent temporary provisions that generally expand eligibility for and increase the amount of the premium tax credit. This bill also repeals multiple Medicaid, Medicare, and health-related tax provisions enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Currently, eligible taxpayers may claim the premium tax credit, which applies toward the cost of obtaining health insurance through health insurance exchanges. To qualify, a taxpayer’s household income must meet or exceed 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL) and, after 2025, may not exceed 400% of the FPL (maximum income limit). For 2021-2025, the maximum income limit…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Aug 1, 2025
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What moved
Who is involved
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13]Lead sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13]
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
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