H.R. 2528 · 119th Congress

Association Health Plans Act

Introduced on Apr 1, 2025 by Tim Walberg (R-MI-5). 32 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 15, 2025): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Apr 1, 2025
Cosponsors
32
2 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Labor-management relations
  • Self-employed

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tim WalbergR-MI-5Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Independents · 1

Republicans · 29

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 1, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 1, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 1, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  4. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
  6. Dec 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-409.
  7. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-409.
  8. Dec 15, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES6 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)
  2. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.6 reports
    $12.7M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)5 reports
    $20.7M reported (all issues)
  4. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $802.7K reported (all issues)
  5. American Heart Association5 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $87.7M reported (all issues)
  7. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  8. NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)5 reports
    $9.4M reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES4 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  10. Epilepsy Foundation4 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  11. Americans for Prosperity3 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  12. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  13. National Roofing Contractors Association3 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  14. AFL-CIO2 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  15. BCBSM, Inc.2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  16. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  17. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN2 reports
    $532K reported (all issues)
  18. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association2 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  19. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.2 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  20. SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCACY COUNCIL2 reports
  21. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  22. Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC$315K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.1 report
    $490K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.