# 116-hr-1425: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act

116-hr-1425, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN); status Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 523. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-1425
- Congress: 116
- Title: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act
- Status: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 523.
- Introduced: 2019-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 61
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

State Health Care Premium Reduction Act This bill establishes the Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund. States must use allocated funds to (1) issue reinsurance payments to health insurers (i.e., reimbursements to protect insurers against exceedingly high claims) for individual health insurance coverage, or (2) provide other assistance to reduce out-of-pocket costs (e.g., copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles) for qualified health plans offered in the individual market. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must distribute funding to states in accordance with a specified methodology.

## Cosponsors (61)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2019-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2019-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2019-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2019-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2019-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2019-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] (D-UT), 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2019-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2019-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-1425 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1425)

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