House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Affordable Premiums for Seniors Act of 2026
Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to continue the Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell D-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 14, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 14, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10374.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SEWELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 144, September 14, 2026, Page H5622):Article I Section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 39 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10374, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10374
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 October 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
19 cosponsors — 19 Democrats
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Josh Riley (D-NY), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell.
- H.R. 14 (119th) John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- H.R. 4731 (119th) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
- H.R. 964 (119th) Rosa Parks Day Act
- H.R. 8153 (119th) Maternal Vaccination Act
- H.Res. 88 (119th) Supporting the designation of January 31, 2025, as "Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day".
- H.R. 10236 (119th) Protecting Student Athletes from Unexpected Tax Liability Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.