House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
HELP Copays Act
Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Kean R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 4, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 4, 2025 — 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. 6423.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KEAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 203, December 4, 2025, Page H5051):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6423, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6423
- 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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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
67 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 54 Democrats
54 of 67 cosponsors (81%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Ed Case (D-HI), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Randy Fine (R-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), William Keating (D-MA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY) and 37 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Kean.
- H.R. 1765 (119th) Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025
- H.R. 2503 (119th) Undersea Cable Control Act
- H.R. 5419 (119th) Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
- H.R. 6322 (119th) Stop Stealing our Chips Act
- H.R. 5584 (119th) LIFT AI Act
- H.R. 5634 (119th) Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026
Related bills
- S. 864 (119th) HELP Copays ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.