To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1578.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALLONE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2066):
  Article 1, section 8
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1578, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1578

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  27dd8b3e8845262240975789473ca1dcb1853156fd3af6a02f9b6db4c65a97f5

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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