March 5, 2026
Ms. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Crank, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Donalds, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Clyde) introduced the following bill; which was 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
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that taxpayer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to authorized individuals, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Federal Tax Dollars for Illegal Aliens Health Insurance Act of 2026
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Sec. 2. Ensuring that taxpayer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to authorized individuals
(a) In general
Section 1332(a)(2)(B) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18052(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting (other than the requirement described in section 1312(f)(3))
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(b) Prohibition on use of pass-Through funding for certain individuals
Section 1332(a)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18052(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: No amounts paid to a State under this paragraph may be used to offset the cost of health insurance coverage (including through premium or cost sharing reductions) or to provide any other benefit with respect to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully present in the United States.
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(c) Rescission of certain waivers
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall rescind any waiver approved under section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18052) before such date that would not have been so approved had the amendments made by this section been in effect at the time of such approval.