Evans Welcomes House Vote to Restore Health-Care Tax Credits, Reverse Jan. 1 Cost Spike for 500,000 Pennsylvanians
House Democrats forced vote; Philly congressman says ‘sense of urgency’ needed from Senate & Trump
WASHINGTON (Jan. 8, 2026) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) celebrated the House of Representatives’ vote to restore health-care tax credits and reverse a Jan. 1 cost spike for 22 million Americans’ health insurance.
“I’m proud that House Democrats forced this vote to undo a cost increase of hundreds or thousands of dollars per month in people’s health-insurance premiums. This affects about 500,000 Pennsylvanians. Now we need the Senate and President Trump to have a sense of urgency about it!” Evans said.
The bill the House passed would provide a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits that expired Jan. 1.
“Without action to restore these tax credits, an estimated 150,000 Pennsylvanians will have to drop their coverage, and about 350,000 other Pennsylvanians will be making tough choices to pay for a massive increase in their premiums. Republicans in Congress showed a sense of urgency when President Trump pressured them to pass tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans by July 4, six months ago. These 500,000 Pennsylvanians need the Senate and the president to give them that same treatment!” Evans said.
After months of persistent advocacy by Evans and other House Democrats, four Republicans joined them in December in signing a discharge petition to force a House vote on the health-care bill. The same procedure was recently used to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Evans again addressed two key reasons why some Republicans in Congress have opposed renewing the tax credits:
“These tax credits aren’t about Covid – President Biden proposed them in 2019, several months before the Covid crisis began in the U.S., and more than a year before he took office in January 2021.
“And claims of fraud appear to be overblown, especially in states that run their own health-insurance exchanges like Pennsylvania does with Pennie.com. The Trump administration does need to explain why it reinstated 850 agents and brokers who had been suspended from Affordable Care Act enrollment for suspected fraudulent or abusive conduct related to unauthorized enrollments or plan switches.
“The bottom line is: Congress and President Trump need to renew these health-care tax credits - NOW!” Evans said.
Evans represents the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Northwest and West Philadelphia and parts of North, South, Southwest and Center City Philadelphia. During his time in Congress, his office has returned to or saved more than $45.5 million for constituents in cases involving federal agencies such as the IRS, Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Evans serves on the influential House Ways and Means Committee, including its Subcommittee on Health. The committee oversees Social Security, Medicare, taxes, and trade. Evans’ website is evans.house.gov and his social media handle is @RepDwightEvans on YouTube, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads.