Representative Tran Rejects Partisan Proposal to Dismantle Affordable Health Care Programs

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted against H.R. 5371. The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 allows the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits to expire, causing health care premiums to skyrocket and increasing the cost of life-saving care amid historic cuts to Medicaid and Medicare enacted in H.R. 1, the Republican Tax Plan.

"Today, I voted against a partisan government funding proposal that will spike health care costs and make life more expensive for Southern California families," said Representative Tran. "Without the ACA's enhanced premium tax credit, millions of people will lose their health care coverage and families around the country will see their health care premiums spike by 50-90% - that's unacceptable. This will be particularly devastating for local entrepreneurs across our community, many of whom rely on the Affordable Care Act to keep up with the costs of owning a business without being priced out of health care. Families in Orange and LA Counties already face some of the highest costs in the country, and this bill fails to deliver the economic relief they deserve."

H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026, passed through the House with a vote of 217-212.

Representative Tran remains committed to lowering the cost of essential health care and ensuring that every member of his community can receive the medical care they need. He recently signed a letterto House Leadership urging the permanent extension of premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act, and cosponsored H.R. 4849, the Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act,to codify those tax credits in law. Tran voted against H.R. 1 because of its attacks on affordable health care, and signed a discharge petition in the House to bring H.R. 2753, the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act, to the House floor for a vote. He also introduced H.R. 4317, the bipartisan PBM Reform Act, alongside Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-01), to encourage transparency and accountability in pharmacy benefit managers' (PBM) practices and lower the cost of prescription medication for hard-working families. Tran co-led H.R. 4641, the Keep Kids Covered Act, withRepresentative Kathy Castor (FL-14), which would reduce the cost of healthcare for parents by ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for all children enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Congressman Derek Tran represents California's 45th Congressional District. Serving his first term in Congress, Congressman Tran is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Small Business Committee, where he is Ranking Member of the Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee. Congressman Tran is the son of Vietnamese refugees, a Veteran, and fought for consumers as an attorney before entering Congress.