Rep. Kiggans and Bipartisan Group Introduce the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act
This bill is sitting in three House committees where it has not moved since December 2025. No action has occurred for six months, and the bill remains stalled because committees have not held any votes or hearings. It must be reviewed by these committees before it can move forward in the House.
The bill has a large group of supporters from both parties, which gives it a better chance than most. However, the high cost of extending these tax credits remains a major hurdle.
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Small business owners who buy their own insurance through the ACA marketplace or help employees do so would benefit from continued premium subsidies and expanded income eligibility. Many self-employed people and small business owners rely on marketplace plans, and without this extension their costs would spike in 2026.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Maggie Goodlander and Chris Pappas, the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, aims to protect ACA premium tax credits for thousands of residents. The bill includes a two-year extension of savings and new guardrails to crack down on broker fraud.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer filed a discharge petition to force a vote on the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act (H.R. 6575). The bill, co-sponsored by 38 representatives, would extend enhanced subsidies, impose fraud guardrails, and address pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) transparency.
Reps. Gottheimer and Kiggans introduced the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act to break the gridlock over expiring ACA subsidies. The bill proposes a one-year extension of the enhanced PTC and includes fraud prevention guardrails to address concerns over unauthorized enrollments.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act
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