U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10692: Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
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, October 1, 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allowance of premium tax credit for lawfully present individuals (a) In general Section 71301 of Public Law 119-21 is repealed, and each provision of law amended by such section is amended to read as such provision would read if such section had never been enacted.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
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, HD-014) · primary sponsor
- Nydia Velazquez (D, HD-NY-7)
- Yvette Clarke (D, HD-009)
- Ritchie Torres (D, HD-015)
- Daniel Goldman (D, 10)
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020)
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019)
- Jerrold Nadler (D, HD-012)
- Joseph Morelle (D, HD-025)
- Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)
- Adriano Espaillat (D, HD-013)
- Pat Ryan (D, HD-018)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Taxation
Common questions
- What is HB10692?
- HB10692 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act.
- What does HB10692 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 HB10692?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10692?
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, HD-014), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10692?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10692
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