# 119-hr-6515: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prevent duplicate enrollments in Exchanges.

119-hr-6515, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prevent duplicate enrollments in Exchanges., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6515
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prevent duplicate enrollments in Exchanges.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**Prevents duplicate advance premium tax credit (PTC) payments across ACA Exchanges.** This bill would require a cross-Exchange identity check using Social Security numbers to detect identical enrollments for the same coverage period and stop overlapping subsidy payments. - Families and individuals: Applicants' Social Security numbers would be checked against all Exchanges for the same coverage period. If a match appears, duplicate advance premium tax credits would be halted or adjusted. - Exchange administrators: The Secretary would have to implement the cross-Exchange verification within 60 days of enactment and integrate it into the existing Exchange program. - Program integrity: Creates a centralized SSN-based matching process focused only on preventing duplicative premium tax credit payments while leaving other enrollment and subsidy rules unchanged.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tighter checks on marketplace subsidies: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary to set up a cross-Exchange Social Security number check within 60 days of enactment. Exchanges would compare the SSN a person gives when applying for individual-market coverage to SSNs of enrollees for the same coverage period. If an identical SSN is…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6515 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6515)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6515 (as of 2026-10-30).