House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Association Health Plans Act
Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Walberg R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 2025
- Committee actionJun 25, 2025
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 15, 2025 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2528.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2528, Association Health Plans Act” on May 28, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on December 15, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 28, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62490
- CBO publication date
- May 28, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2528, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2528
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-409 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on December 15, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 15, 2025 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/409
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2528, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2528
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 58, April 1, 2025, Page H1404):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States), Clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes), and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 1, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 405 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2528, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2528
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
32 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 32 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Mark Harris (R-NC), J. Hill (R-AR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Robert Onder (R-MO), Burgess Owens (R-UT), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.
- H.R. 4307 (119th) Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
- H.R. 2616 (119th) Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
- H.R. 4386 (119th) America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act
- H.Res. 117 (119th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 3170 (119th) Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025
- H.R. 5505 (119th) Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
Related bills
- S. 1847 (119th) Association Health Plans ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.