Health Insurance Tax Credit Extension
To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
The House passed this bill in January 2026, but it has not moved since then. The Senate must act next for the bill to continue, but nothing has happened for five months. It is currently stalled because the Senate has not scheduled it for a vote.
230–196
The bill has already passed the House and is moving through the Senate. There is strong pressure to prevent health costs from rising for millions of voters before the current credits expire.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 626 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 626 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Many self-employed people and small business owners buy their own health coverage through the marketplace instead of getting it through an employer. Extending the larger subsidies means they avoid a sudden premium increase that would otherwise hit in 2026.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Received in the Senate.
The Senate has received the House-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.
Senate returned papers to the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Seventeen House Republicans joined Democrats to pass H.R. 1834, the Breaking the Gridlock Act, which extends Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. The 230-196 vote followed a discharge petition to force the bill to the floor after the credits expired at the end of 2025.
House Democrats proposed a plan to permanently extend enhanced ACA tax credits as part of a government funding deal. The credits, which lower monthly premiums for millions, have become a central flashpoint in budget negotiations between the Trump administration and congressional leadership.
The U.S. House passed the Breaking the Gridlock Act with bipartisan support, extending ACA premium tax credits for three years. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who signed a discharge petition to force the vote, stated the extension is a critical cost-of-living issue for families facing premium spikes.
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To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
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