Congressman Bishop Votes to Make Healthcare More Affordable Again, Restore ACA Tax Credits for Millions of Hardworking Americans

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-02) supported H.R. 1834, a bill restoring Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced tax credits through the end of 2028. These tax credits, which expired at the end of last year, help as many as 92,000 Georgians in the Second Congressional District and millions of Americans lower their monthly health insurance premiums. The premiums have already increased and are expected to spike by at least 114% in 2026 if the tax credits are not extended. The bill was approved with a bipartisan vote of 230-196.

"Today, I, along with a bipartisan group of U.S. House members, passed a bill to restore the ACA enhanced tax credits and make good quality health care affordable again. The U.S. Senate must quickly pass this bill, and the President should sign this into law," said Congressman Bishop.

"The ACA enhanced tax credits were allowed to expire to help pay for billionaire tax breaks in the 'big, ugly bill' passed last July," added Congressman Bishop. "Instead of making good quality care more affordable, Congressional Republican leaders are asking Americans to accept less coverage, less quality, and take on more of the cost for their health care treatment."

Last month, Congressman Bishop joined House Democrats and a handful of House Republicans to support a discharge petition that would bring legislation directly to the U.S. House floor that would renew the ACA enhanced tax credits. This was because even though extending the ACA enhanced tax credits had the bipartisan support of a majority of U.S. House members, House Republican leaders had refused to allow a vote on the bill.

In October 2025, Congressman Bishop visited Columbus, Albany, and Macon where he heard from physicians and patients living in Georgia's Second Congressional District about how the loss of the ACA enhanced tax credits would harm healthcare. He also highlighted the higher health care costs that Americans face because of H.R. 1, the "big, ugly bill," which made largest cuts in history to Medicaid, a program that helps low-income and elderly Americans afford care.

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