Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR382: A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to retain expanded health insurance subsidies that enable consumers to purchase health insurance through Pennie.
Status: Passed both chambers, December 17, 2025
What the bill says
A resolution Urging the Congress of the United States to retain expanded health insurance subsidies that enable consumers to purchase health insurance through Pennie.
From the introduced text, December 15, 2025:
A RESOLUTION Urging the Congress of the United States to retain expanded health insurance subsidies that enable consumers to purchase health insurance through Pennie. WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania General Assembly established Pennie in a bipartisan series of votes in 2019; and WHEREAS, Pennsylvanians can shop for health insurance through Pennie; and WHEREAS, During Pennie's first open enrollment period, which occurred during 2020, 337,772 Pennsylvanians enrolled in health insurance coverage; and WHEREAS, Nearly 500,000 Pennsylvanians enrolled in health insurance coverage during Pennie's Open Enrollment 2025; and WHEREAS, This enrollment increase is largely due to enhanced financial assistance, known as expanded premium tax credits, that became available to Pennie customers after Open Enrollment 2021; and WHEREAS, Because the expanded premium tax credits are set to expire on December 31, 2025, Pennie customers will see an average 102% increase in the monthly cost for health insurance; and WHEREAS, The Affordable Care Act originally provided tax credits to individuals to purchase health insurance, so long as the individual was not eligible for affordable health insurance somewhere else, such as through an employer; and WHEREAS, The original Affordable Care Act tax credits are known as Advance Premium Tax Credits; and WHEREAS, The original Advance Premium Tax Credits were not available to individuals who made more than 400% of the Federal poverty line; and WHEREAS, This problem …
Sponsors
- Anthony Bellmon (D, 203) · primary sponsor
- Robert FREEMAN (D, 136)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Lindsay Powell (D, 21)
- Kristine Howard (D, 167)
- Carol Kazeem (D, 159)
- Tarah Probst (D, 189)
- Darisha Parker (D, 198)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
- Elizabeth Fiedler (D, 184)
- Joseph Hohenstein (D, 177)
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95)
Latest actions
- : (Remarks see House Journal Page 1660-1661), Dec. 17, 2025
- : Adopted, Dec. 17, 2025 (123-80)
- : Reported as committed, Dec. 17, 2025
- : Referred to HEALTH, Dec. 15, 2025
Votes
- House Health: Report Bill As Committed (December 17, 2025): 14 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Adopted, Dec. 17, 2025 (123-80) (December 17, 2025): 123 yea, 80 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH
Common questions
- What is HR382?
- HR382 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to retain expanded health insurance subsidies that enable consumers to purchase health insurance through Pennie.
- What does HR382 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Urging the Congress of the United States to retain expanded health insurance subsidies that enable consumers to purchase health insurance through Pennie.
- What is the status of HR382?
- Passed both chambers as of December 17, 2025. Latest action: (Remarks see House Journal Page 1660-1661), Dec. 17, 2025 (December 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR382?
- Anthony Bellmon (D, 203), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR382?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr382
Source: official Pennsylvania record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.