A resolution urging the Congress and the President of the United States to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credit to help ensure that all individuals and families have equitable access to healthcare.
This resolution urges Congress and the President to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act's Enhanced Premium Tax Credit, which helps low- and middle-income individuals and families afford health insurance premiums through the federal marketplace. It directly affects approximately 21.8 million Americans (including 484,000 Michigan residents) who currently benefit from the credit, which caps premium costs as a percentage of household income. The resolution emphasizes that without permanent extension, millions could face higher costs, risking coverage losses and reduced access to care - particularly for working families, seniors not yet on Medicare, and those with chronic conditions. As a procedural resolution (not a law), it does not change policy but formally requests federal action to maintain this existing affordability mechanism.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Oct 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 21, 2025
Last action Oct 23, 2025
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Senate Introduced Resolution
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The resolution was amended to add three sponsoring senators (Chang and Polehanki) alongside Hertel, and the text was reformatted from a multi-page document into a single continuous version. The substantive policy content regarding the Affordable Care Act premium tax credit extension remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Added two additional sponsors (Senators Chang and Polehanki) to the list of sponsors.
Reformatted the document from a multi-page layout with page breaks and metadata headers into a single continuous text version.
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How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Oct 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
ADOPTED
upper
Oct 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 10/23/2025
upper
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
upper
Oct 21, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Hertel
DDemocratic
Co
Dayna Polehanki
DDemocratic
Co
Stephanie Chang
DDemocratic
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