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House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Sets June 3 Hearing on Examining Legislation to Modernize Clean Air Act's Mobile Source Requirements
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Act's Mobile Source Requirements" at 2 p.m. on June 3, 2026, at 2123 Rayburn House Office Building:
AGENDA
The hearing will focus on the following bills:
* H.R. ____, Diesel Emission Fluid Flexibility Act (Rep. Fedorchak)
* H.R. ____, To prohibit engine idling restrictions for over-the-road buses and school buses if an engine idles for less than 15 minutes, and for other purposes
* H.R. ____,
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Act's Mobile Source Requirements" at 2 p.m. on June 3, 2026, at 2123 Rayburn House Office Building:
AGENDA
The hearing will focus on the following bills:
* H.R. ____, Diesel Emission Fluid Flexibility Act (Rep. Fedorchak)
* H.R. ____, To prohibit engine idling restrictions for over-the-road buses and school buses if an engine idles for less than 15 minutes, and for other purposes
* H.R. ____,State Emissions Authority Act of 2026 (Rep. Grothman)
* H.R. 2140, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025 (Reps. Matsui and Langworthy)
* H.R. 2165, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act (Rep. Walberg)
* H.R. 3194, LOCOMOTIVES Act (Rep. Moolenaar)
* H.R. 6200, ESSENTIAL Act (Rep. LaMalfa)
* H.R. 6250, Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2025 (Rep. Begich)
* H.R. 7000, Freedom to Fuel Act (Rep. Moore)
* H.R. 8782, PLOW Storms Act (Rep. Bergman)
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Original text here: https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/environment-hearing-rules-of-the-road-examining-legislation-to-modernize-the-clean-air-act-s-mobile-source-requirements
House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Sets June 3 Hearing on Examining Legislation to Establish Federal Comprehensive Privacy & Data Security Law
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Examining Legislation to Establish a Federal Comprehensive Privacy and Data Security Law" at 10:15 a.m. on June 3, 2026, at 2123 Rayburn House Office Building:
AGENDA
The hearing will focus on the following bill:
* H.R. 8413, SECURE Data Act (Rep. Joyce (PA))
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Original text here: https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/cmt-hearing-examining-legislation-to-establish-a-federal-comprehensive-privacy-and-data-security-law
House Appropriations Subcommittee Sets June 2 Oversight Hearing on Department of Justice
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies issued the following information for a oversight hearing entitled "Department of Justice" at 4 p.m. on June 2, 2026, at 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building:
Witnesses
* The Honorable Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General, Department of Justice
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Original text here: https://appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hearings/oversight-hearing-department-justice-0
Headline Personal Income Stagnant in April, PCE Up 3.77% From Last Year
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on May 28, 2026:
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Headline Personal Income Stagnant in April, PCE Up 3.77% from Last Year
Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Expenditures Update for April. From March to April, headline personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index inflation was 0.40 percent. Core PCE price index inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, was 0.24 percent.
In the same period, spending increased while savings decreased. Real PCE increased by 0.11
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on May 28, 2026:
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Headline Personal Income Stagnant in April, PCE Up 3.77% from Last Year
Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Expenditures Update for April. From March to April, headline personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index inflation was 0.40 percent. Core PCE price index inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, was 0.24 percent.
In the same period, spending increased while savings decreased. Real PCE increased by 0.11percent, or $18.08 billion. Real PCE on all services increased by 0.19 percent, or $21.47 billion. Real PCE on all goods increased by 0.08 percent, or $4.7 billion, and the nominal personal savings rate decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 2.6 percent.
From April 2025 to April 2026, headline PCE price index inflation was 3.77 percent, which is higher than the Federal Reserve's target of 2 percent, and core PCE price index inflation was 3.29 percent.
Month-over-month, headline personal income remained unchanged, or $19 million, while real disposable personal income per capita decreased by 0.50 percent, which means that after tax income rose less quickly than prices.
For the full Monthly Expenditures Update, visit: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/expenditures-update
Additionally, the Joint Economic Committee released its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Update of Q1 2026, Second Estimate. Real GDP growth from 2025 Q4 to 2026 Q1 increased by 1.62 percent. Current-dollar GDP increased by 5.15 percent or $396.938 billion, to a level of $31.819 trillion, the current size of the U.S. economy.
For the full GDP Update, visit: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/gdp-update
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Original text here: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/newsroom?id=5D34FECD-5E05-4748-9B3F-ABAEDDD03944
Gillibrand Announces Initiative To Protect And Improve Long-Term Care Amid Trump Administration Attacks
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on May 28, 2026:
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Gillibrand Announces Initiative To Protect And Improve Long-Term Care Amid Trump Administration Attacks
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced a plan to improve access to and affordability of long-term care for seniors, Americans with disabilities, and their families. This plan builds on her work to support caregivers, protect Medicaid, and help seniors age with dignity as the top Democrat on the Senate Aging
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on May 28, 2026:
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Gillibrand Announces Initiative To Protect And Improve Long-Term Care Amid Trump Administration Attacks
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced a plan to improve access to and affordability of long-term care for seniors, Americans with disabilities, and their families. This plan builds on her work to support caregivers, protect Medicaid, and help seniors age with dignity as the top Democrat on the Senate AgingCommittee.
"New York families are confronting a long-term care crisis that threatens their savings, their peace of mind, and their health," said Senator Gillibrand. "While Republicans roll back vital nursing home staffing standards and slash hundreds of billions from Medicaid, Senate Democrats are fighting back. I'm proud to join my colleagues in an effort to strengthen our caregiving infrastructure by expanding access to affordable care, securing living wages for caregivers, and raising standards for nursing homes. Supporting seniors is common sense. We cannot let partisan attacks jeopardize their safety or financial security."
New York is one of the least affordable states for long-term care. According to a new AARP report, in 2024, the median annual income for adults 65+ in New York was $59,909. In contrast, the annual cost of long-term care in New York matched or exceeded that number:
* $186,698 - Nursing Home Private Room
* $176,660 - Nursing Home Semi-Private Room
* $75,600 - Assisted Living
* $53,040 - Part-Time Home Health Aide
Additionally, long-term care costs in New York have grown faster than incomes in recent years, and seniors' savings are often insufficient to cover their care needs. The median household age 75 and older has about $50,000 in financial assets, only enough to cover about one year of home care or a few months of nursing home care.
Amid these challenging trends, Gillibrand and 16 of her Senate Democratic colleagues announced a new initiative to seek input and expertise in developing policies to expand home care, improve nursing homes, and address workforce shortages to create quality, sustainable jobs for both types of care. A letter detailing this initiative can be found here.
The letter describes three goals that will be the focus for policy development among the group in the coming weeks and months:
* Make home care affordable and accessible
* Improve the quality of care in nursing homes
* Use incentives to strengthen the long-term care workforce
This effort builds on Gillibrand's work to strengthen long-term care as ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee. Gillibrand leads the effort to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA), which provides key supports and services for aging Americans and their caregivers to promote living with dignity in the setting of their choice. The senator has additionally long fought to secure minimum staffing standards in nursing homes to improve quality of care for residents. She has also introduced myriad legislation to increase wages and support for caregivers to bolster this vital workforce, including the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act, the Respite CARE Act, the Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act, and the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act.
In contrast to these efforts, Republicans have spent their time in power making long-term care more expensive and harder to get. They cut Medicaid--the largest payer of long-term care services--by nearly $1 trillion. In addition, Republicans repealed staffing standards for nursing homes that guaranteed access to a registered nurse 24/7.
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Original text here: https://www.aging.senate.gov/press-releases/gillibrand-announces-initiative-to-protect-and-improve-long-term-care-amid-trump-administration-attacks
Education Leaders Sound Alarm That USDA Reorganization Plan Could Disrupt Administration of Free School Meals, WIC
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2026:
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Education Leaders Sound Alarm that USDA Reorganization Plan Could Disrupt Administration of Free School Meals, WIC
Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and House Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) raised concerns about U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins' proposal to
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2026:
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Education Leaders Sound Alarm that USDA Reorganization Plan Could Disrupt Administration of Free School Meals, WIC
Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and House Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) raised concerns about U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins' proposal toreorganize the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
Specifically, the decision to create a new "Food and Nutrition Administration" and relocate current FNS staff will make it more difficult to administer the National School Lunch Program, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program and other child nutrition initiatives under the Committee's jurisdiction.
"Based on the unintended consequences of the [Economic Research Service] and [National Institute of Food and Agriculture] relocation, there is no reason to expect that a widespread relocation will not have similar negative impacts on operations, agency capacity, and diversity of the workforce," wrote the Ranking Members. "[These programs] are vital for families across the country; they have consistently been shown to improve health outcomes and reduce food insecurity."
The Members noted that they previously raised similar concerns and requested detailed information from USDA last year following the announcement of the Department-wide reorganization plan but received largely incomplete and unsubstantiated responses from the Department. Additionally, they pointed to the failed 2019 relocation of USDA research agencies, which resulted in significant staff losses, reduced agency capacity, and operational disruptions.
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INFODOC: https://democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/imo/media/doc/scott_bonamici_letter_to_usda_re_food_and_nutrition_service_reorganization.pdf
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Original text here: https://democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/media/press-releases/education-leaders-sound-alarm-that-usda-reorganization-plan-could-disrupt-administration-of-free-school-meals-wic
Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Announce Hearing on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2026:
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Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Announce Hearing on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities
Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, announced a hearing titled Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities in the United States.
"The U.S. Global
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2026:
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Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Announce Hearing on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities
Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, announced a hearing titled Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities in the United States.
"The U.S. GlobalPositioning System (GPS) underlies critical technologies Americans use and rely on every day, but many people may not realize GPS applications extend far beyond the map apps on their phones," said Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson. "From national defense and critical infrastructure, such as banking and energy, to the daily routines of nearly every American, even a temporary GPS outage would drastically affect hundreds of millions of lives. We look forward to a conversation about how we can strengthen positioning, navigation, and timing services to maximize resiliency and reliability."
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities in the United States.
WHAT: Subcommittee on Communications & Technology hearing on positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities.
DATE: Thursday, June 4, 2026
TIME: 10:15 AM ET
LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
This notice is at the direction of the Chairman. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed online at energycommerce.house.gov. If you have any questions concerning this hearing, please contact Noah Jackson with the Committee staff at Noah.Jackson@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Daniel Kelly at Daniel.Kelly@mail.house.gov.
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Original text here: https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairmen-guthrie-and-hudson-announce-hearing-on-positioning-navigation-and-timing-capabilities
Chairman Cassidy, Tuberville Expand Investigation Into Foreign Imported Radioactive Shrimp, Protect Louisiana Families
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 28, 2026:
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Chairman Cassidy, Tuberville Expand Investigation into Foreign Imported Radioactive Shrimp, Protect Louisiana Families
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) expanded efforts to protect families' health from foreign imported shrimp that contains dangerous radioactive substances.
"We have experienced a serious
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 28, 2026:
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Chairman Cassidy, Tuberville Expand Investigation into Foreign Imported Radioactive Shrimp, Protect Louisiana Families
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) expanded efforts to protect families' health from foreign imported shrimp that contains dangerous radioactive substances.
"We have experienced a seriousincrease in food safety incidents as a result of imported food products, specifically with regards to imported seafood," wrote the senators. "Ensuring that American families have access to safe, quality food is essential to empower consumers to live healthier lives and support local American businesses."
America's increasing reliance on foreign imported food, specifically seafood, poses serious risks to families' health.
Between August and October 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued eight safety alerts related to imported shrimp potentially contaminated with Cesium-137, a radioactive substance that can cause serious health harms like cancer.
Cassidy previously requested more information from Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons about how they are assessing the safety of selling foreign imported shrimp despite repeated safety recalls.
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INFODOC: https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/26-05-27_letter_to_global_seafood_alliance_on_seafood_safety_002pdf.pdf
INFODOC: https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/26-05-27_letter_to_marine_stewardship_council_on_seafood_safetypdf.pdf
INFODOC: https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/26-05-27_letter_to_aquaculture_stewardship_council_on_seafood_safetypdf.pdf
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Original text here: https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/chairman-cassidy-tuberville-expand-investigation-into-foreign-imported-radioactive-shrimp-protect-louisiana-families
CBO Issues Cost Estimate for Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act (H.R. 41).
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H.R. 41 would authorize five Alaskan Native communities to form urban corporations and receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell would be allowed to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations. The bill would then direct the Department of the Interior to convey specified parcels of
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act (H.R. 41).
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H.R. 41 would authorize five Alaskan Native communities to form urban corporations and receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell would be allowed to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations. The bill would then direct the Department of the Interior to convey specified parcels ofland to each of the urban corporations.
The parcels specified in the bill contain timber land in the Tongass National Forest. Any receipts generated from the sale of timber would be recorded in the federal budget as offsetting receipts, that is, as reductions in direct spending. Those receipts are available to be spent without further appropriation. The National Forest System also collects fees for special use permits on the land. Using information from the Forest Service, CBO estimates that the net effect on direct spending from decreased receipts from timber sales and the reduction in the associated spending would be negligible; the decrease in collections from special use fees would increase direct spending by an insignificant amount over the 2026-2036 period.
Based on the costs of similar programs, CBO estimates that the cost to implement H.R. 41 would be insignificant. Any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriations.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Julia Aman. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office
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Original text here: https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2026-05/hr41.pdf
CBO Issues Cost Estimate for Self-Insurance Protection Act
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Self-Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 2571).
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H.R. 2571 would amend the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude stop-loss policies from that act's definition of health insurance coverage. Those policies insure against excess or unexpected losses by self-insured group health plans or sponsors of a group health plan that self-insures. Excluding stop-loss policies from the definition of health insurance would exclude those policies from being regulated by ERISA. The bill also would
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Self-Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 2571).
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H.R. 2571 would amend the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude stop-loss policies from that act's definition of health insurance coverage. Those policies insure against excess or unexpected losses by self-insured group health plans or sponsors of a group health plan that self-insures. Excluding stop-loss policies from the definition of health insurance would exclude those policies from being regulated by ERISA. The bill also wouldpreempt state laws that prevent group health plans from obtaining stop-loss policies.
CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 2571 would not significantly affect direct spending, revenues, or deficits over the 20262036 period. CBO and JCT's analysis of state laws indicates that few states prohibit the sale of stop-loss coverage; thus, the bill's preemption of state laws would affect only a small number of people.
H.R. 2571 would impose an intergovernmental mandate as defined by the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) by preempting any state laws that prevent certain group health plans from using stop-loss policies to insure against excess or unexpected claims losses. CBO estimates that the cost of the mandate would not exceed the intergovernmental threshold established by UMRA ($107 million in 2026, adjusted annually for inflation). The bill would not impose any private-sector mandates.
The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Emily Vreeland (for federal costs) and Andrew Laughlin (for mandates). The estimate was reviewed by Chad Chirico, Director of Budget Analysis.
Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office
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Original text here: https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2026-05/hr2571.pdf
CBO Issues Cost Estimate for Association Health Plans Act
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Association Health Plans Act (H.R. 2528).
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At a Glance
H.R. 2528, Association Health Plans Act
As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on December 15, 2025
The bill would
* Revise the definition of "employer" in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to allow self employed people and groups of employers without a common interest to sponsor association health plans (AHPs)
Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from
* Increases in tax deductions attributable
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Association Health Plans Act (H.R. 2528).
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At a Glance
H.R. 2528, Association Health Plans Act
As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on December 15, 2025
The bill would
* Revise the definition of "employer" in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to allow self employed people and groups of employers without a common interest to sponsor association health plans (AHPs)
Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from
* Increases in tax deductions attributableto larger AHP enrollment among self-employed people
* Increases in federal subsidies for health insurance resulting from higher premiums in the nongroup and small group health insurance markets because some self-employed people and small employers with lower than-average health costs would enroll in AHPs
Areas of significant uncertainty include
* Anticipating employers' responses to the changing cost of health insurance - Projecting patterns of health care use
Bill Summary
H.R. 2528 would revise the definition of "employer" in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, to newly enable groups of self-employed people and groups of employers without a common interest to form association health plans (AHPs). Under current law, only groups of employers with a common interest may establish AHPs to purchase health insurance collectively. Such plans typically can offer their enrollees lowercost premiums than would be available in the nongroup or small-group markets.
Estimated Federal Cost
The estimated budgetary effects of H.R. 2528 are shown in Table 1. The costs of the legislation fall within budget function 550 (health).
Table 1. Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 2528
Basis of Estimate
For this estimate, CBO assumes that the legislation will be enacted in fiscal year 2026 and that additional enrollment in AHPs will begin in calendar year 2027.
Direct Spending and Revenues
H.R. 2528 would allow self-employed people and groups of employers to form AHPs without meeting the current-law requirement to have a common interest among members.
CBO expects that enrollment in AHPs would increase under the bill because AHPs typically offer premiums that are less costly than the modified community-rated premiums available in the nongroup and small-group markets.
In general, modified community-rated premiums can vary only on the basis of enrollees' age, location, and tobacco use. By contrast, AHPs can adjust premiums based on other factors related to members' health status. For example, members' occupations could be used as a proxy for health status. Because AHPs can adjust premiums to account for factors that more closely underlie the health of enrollees, a healthier self-employed person or a small employer with healthier-than-average workers could pay less for premiums through an AHP than they otherwise would for modified community-rated premiums in the nongroup and small-group markets.
On the basis of a comparison of premiums under AHPs and under nongroup and small-group plans, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2528 would increase the number of people obtaining insurance through AHPs by about 725,000 per year, on average, over the 2027 2036 period. CBO estimates that under current law, about 155,000 of those people (or about 20 percent) have no health insurance and that the remaining 570,000 obtain insurance coverage in the nongroup or small-group markets. That estimate reflects factors that would limit the ability of employers and the self-employed to join or form AHPs. Those factors include requirements that an AHP have a minimum number of employee members, be formed for a purpose other than providing health insurance, and exist for more than two years before offering such benefits.
CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 2528 would increase federal subsidies for health insurance for two reasons in particular:
* Some self-employed people who are uninsured under current law would take up insurance offered through AHPs, thereby increasing new claims for the tax deduction for health insurance for self-employed people.
* Slightly higher premiums in the nongroup and remaining small-group markets would result from people with lower-than-average health costs shifting to AHPs. That change would increase federal costs for the premium tax credit for health insurance purchased through the marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act and would shift a portion of some employees' compensation from taxable wages to tax-favored health insurance for those insured in the small-group market.
CBO and JCT estimate that these changes would increase direct spending, on net, by $1.1 billion and decrease revenues by $3.3 billion, for a total increase in the deficit of $4.4 billion over the 2026-2036 period.
Uncertainty
CBO and JCT's estimates of the budgetary effects of H.R. 2528 are subject to uncertainty because of the difficulty in anticipating employers' responses to changes in health insurance costs and in projecting patterns of health care use, which affect premiums. The budgetary effects of enacting H.R. 2528 could be larger or smaller than estimated here.
Pay-As-You-Go Considerations
The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 establishes budget-reporting and enforcement procedures for legislation affecting direct spending or revenues. The net changes in outlays and revenues that are subject to those pay-as-you-go procedures are shown in Table 2.
Only on-budget changes to outlays or revenues are subject to pay-as-you-go procedures.
Table 2. CBO's Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2528, the Association Health Plans Act, as Reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on December 15, 2025 Increase in Long-Term Net Direct Spending and Deficits
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2528 would increase net direct spending by more than $2.5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037.
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2528 would increase on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037.
Mandates
The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
Previous CBO Estimate
On December 16, 2025, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, as introduced in the House of Representatives on December 12, 2025. Both bills would expand AHP enrollment by establishing new rules for AHPs and the estimates are similar, but H.R. 6703 included several other provisions to modify requirements for individual and group health coverage, require contracts between plan sponsors and pharmacy benefit managers to meet certain standards, and appropriate funding for reductions in cost sharing.
Estimate Prepared By
Federal Costs: Emily Vreeland
Revenues: Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation
Mandates: Andrew Laughlin
Estimate Reviewed By
Sarah Masi, Senior Adviser, Budget Analysis Division
Kathleen FitzGerald, Chief, Public and Private Mandates Unit
Chad Chirico, Director of Budget Analysis
Estimate Approved By
Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office
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Original text here: https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2026-05/hr2528.pdf
Boyle Statement on April 2026 PCE Inflation Data
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on May 28, 2026:
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Boyle Statement on April 2026 PCE Inflation Data
Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported an annual personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index of 3.8 percent for April 2026:
"If an economic policy will make life harder for American families, you can count on President Trump to try it. His tariff taxes
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WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on May 28, 2026:
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Boyle Statement on April 2026 PCE Inflation Data
Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported an annual personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index of 3.8 percent for April 2026:
"If an economic policy will make life harder for American families, you can count on President Trump to try it. His tariff taxeswere bad enough, but now his disastrous Iran war has sent prices at the pump skyrocketing. By driving up fertilizer and transportation costs, Trump's Iran war is also making Americans pay even more at the grocery store.
Americans are struggling, but Trump and Republicans in Washington can't be bothered to help. Unless you can cut a check for his ballroom, Donald Trump clearly couldn't care less about you."
For more information on the Trump-Republican cost-of-living crisis in congressional districts across the United States, visit the Committee's website at democrats-budget.house.gov/costofliving.
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Original text here: https://democrats-budget.house.gov/news/press-releases/boyle-statement-april-2026-pce-inflation-data
