Affordable CHOICE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7023 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7023 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2026 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Ms. Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act'' or the ``Affordable CHOICE Act''. SEC. 2. PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE OPTION. (a) In General.--Part 2 of subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1314. PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE OPTION. ``(a) Establishment.-- ``(1) In general.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the Secretary shall establish, and provide for the offering through the Exchanges of, a qualified health plan (in this section referred to as the `public health insurance option') that provides value, choice, competition, and stability of affordable, high-quality coverage throughout the United States in accordance with this section. ``(2) Primary responsibility.--In designing the public health insurance option, the primary responsibility of the Secretary shall be to create an affordable health plan without compromising quality or access to care. ``(b) A