House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2026
Official title: To repeal the Medicaid-related portions of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Sponsor: Rep. Brendan Boyle D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 30, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 30, 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. 9542.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 109, June 30, 2026, Page H4365):Article I, Section 8 of the General Welfare ClauseSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9542, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9542
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 14, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brendan Boyle.
- H.R. 2319 (119th) Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025
- H.R. 2671 (119th) Tax Fairness for Workers Act
- H.R. 2753 (119th) Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act of 2025
- H.Con.Res. 16 (119th) Providing for a joint session of the Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in honor of the semiquincentennial…
- H.R. 5220 (119th) Congressional Power of the Purse Act
- H.R. 5708 (119th) Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
Related bills
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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.