A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and 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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the ICHRA Permanency Act. It was introduced in the House of Representatives on December 15, 2025. The main goal of the bill is to make certain rules official laws. Specifically, it applies to health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans. It gives the full force and effect of law to a specific final rule. This rule was published on June 20, 2019, by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +3
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
Provides small businesses with long-term stability and certainty regarding the use of individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements.
- Scored +3
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
Locks in federal rules allowing employers to fund individual health insurance coverage through account-based plans.
- Scored +3
Would business owners be better off under this?
Provides business owners with permanent statutory authority to offer account-based health plans to employees.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Codification of rules: Under Section 2, the bill gives the full force and effect of law to the final rule published on June 20, 2019, regarding health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans. This could be seen as positive because it permanently locks in these existing federal rules for people using these specific health plans.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that outline potential negative consequences, burdens, or negative impacts for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — Provides small businesses with long-term stability and certainty regarding the use of individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements. Is this likely to grow the economy? — Codifying ICHRA rules provides regulatory certainty for businesses utilizing health reimbursement arrangements.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — Locks in federal rules allowing employers to fund individual health insurance coverage through account-based plans. Does this strengthen the Affordable Care Act? — Permanently codifies rules that integrate HRAs with the individual health insurance market.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Provides business owners with permanent statutory authority to offer account-based health plans to employees.
- 12/15/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and 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.
- Introduced in House