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Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025

H.R. 4104 · House bill Health

A Democratic bill with 88 Democratic cosponsors · See all 88 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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 is called the Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025. Its main goal is to remove legal and policy barriers so that immigrants and their families can more easily get health insurance coverage. The legislation ensures that lawfully present individuals are eligible for federally funded health care programs. It also gives states the option to provide Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program to individuals without lawful presence. Additionally, the bill removes citizenship and immigration barriers to make health care under the Affordable Care Act more accessible.

Yes· 3 of 30

  • Scored +10

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    The primary target of the bill, removing nearly all major barriers to public health insurance.

  • Scored +10

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    Directly aims to remove legal and policy barriers to health insurance for immigrants and their families.

  • Scored +9

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    Significantly increases access to Medicaid, CHIP, and ACA subsidies for low-income immigrants.

The opposite· 3 of 4

  • Scored -5

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill expands Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare eligibility, increasing federal expenditures.

  • Scored -3

    Does this reduce what the federal government owes?

    Expanding eligibility for federally funded healthcare programs likely increases government spending.

  • Scored -2

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Increases federal spending on health programs without specified funding offsets.