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Janelle Bynum (D-OR)

Launching with Healthcare Act

H.R. 10252 · House bill Health

A Democratic bill with 16 Democratic cosponsors · See all 16 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Launching with Healthcare Act," seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. The primary purpose is to expand coverage for adult children. It specifically proposes changing the age requirement for dependent coverage from 26 to 31. This change would take effect for plan years beginning after December 31, 2026.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    It extends health insurance coverage for young adults until age 31.

  • Scored +7

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    It extends health insurance coverage to adult children up to age 31.

  • Scored +5

    Does this strengthen the Affordable Care Act?

    The bill expands coverage protections by increasing the age for dependent coverage.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.