# 119-hr-10730: Healthy Communities Act of 2026

119-hr-10730, Healthy Communities Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10730
- Congress: 119
- Title: Healthy Communities Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Expands Premium Tax Credit eligibility.** The bill would open the tax credit to people above 400% of the federal poverty line and tighten enrollment rules and broker oversight to reduce fraud and errors.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger marketplace tax credits: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would remove the 400% of poverty limit so people above that line could qualify for premium tax credits for plan and tax years after December 31, 2025. It would replace the current premium-share schedule with a new sliding schedule: 0% at or below 150% of poverty; 0%–2% for 150–…
- Help for Medicaid coverage gap: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would give a special Premium Tax Credit rule for people in the Medicaid coverage gap for tax years beginning after December 31, 2026. A coverage-gap individual would be treated as having income equal to 100% of the poverty line for their family size and an applicable percentage…
- More federal Medicaid matching support: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand specified enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rules from an 8-quarter period to 24 quarters and change a related count parameter from 5 to 10. The change would apply to quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2026, for qualifying State plans tha…
- Fixed annual open enrollment window: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would set the Exchange open enrollment period to run November 1 through January 15 for calendar years beginning in 2026 and later. You would use this period to sign up for or change Exchange coverage. The change does not itself change premiums or tax-credit calculations.
- Tighter checks on enrollments and brokers: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require a verification process for enrollments or changes submitted by commission-eligible agents or brokers by plan years no later than January 1, 2029. Exchanges would have to tell applicants their advance premium tax credit amount before enrollment starting January 1,…
- Repeal of four prior reconciliation items: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would repeal sections 71107, 71112, 71119, and 71120 of Public Law 119-21 and direct that any laws or regulations referenced in those sections be applied as if those sections had not been enacted. The text does not describe the specific effects of those repeals, so the househol…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10730 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10730)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10730 (as of 2026-10-17).