U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5619: Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to restore the allowance of the premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To restore the allowance of the premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To restore the allowance of the premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act . SECTION 2. Restoration of allowance of premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals (a) In general Section 71301 of Public Law 119-21 is repealed, and each provision of law amended by such section is amended to read as such provision would read if such section had never been enacted. (b) Effective date Each amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provision of Public Law 119-21 to which such amendment relates. SECTION 3. Restoration of allowance of premium tax credit during periods of Medicaid ineligibility due to alien status (a) In general Section 36B(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 71302 of Public Law 119-21 , is amended by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) Special rule for certain individuals lawfully present in the United States If-- (i) a taxpayer has a household income which is not greater than 100 percent of an amount equal to the poverty line for a family of the size involved, and (ii) the taxpayer is an alien lawfully present in the United States, but is …
Sponsors
- Schumer, Charles (D) · primary sponsor
- Gillibrand, Kirsten (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5264)
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Taxation
Common questions
- What is SB5619?
- SB5619 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act.
- What does SB5619 do?
- In its own words: To restore the allowance of the premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5619?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5264) (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5619?
- Schumer, Charles (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5619?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5619
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