# What This Bill Does

This bill is about whether people who have DACA status—Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that allows certain undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to live and work here legally—should be allowed to buy health insurance through the government's health insurance marketplace (like Healthcare.gov).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which runs the federal health insurance program, recently issued a rule saying that DACA recipients can now purchase health plans through the marketplace and potentially get financial help paying for that insurance through tax credits and cost-sharing reductions. This bill is Congress's way of saying "we don't approve of that rule" and is trying to block it from going into effect.

**Who this affects:** Primarily DACA recipients who want to buy health insurance. Right now there are roughly 600,000 people with DACA status in the U.S. If this bill passes, it would prevent them from accessing the same health insurance options that other people can buy through the marketplace. It would also block them from getting any financial assistance to help pay for coverage.

**The practical impact:** DACA recipients would be left without a clear way to get affordable health insurance through official government channels. They might have to rely on other options like employer-sponsored plans if available, or go without insurance entirely, which could leave them vulnerable to medical debt if they get sick or injured.

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Clarifying the Eligibility of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Recipients and Certain Other Noncitizens for a Qualified Health Plan through an Exchange, Advance Payments of the Premium Tax Credit, Cost-Sharing Reductions, and a Basic Health Program".