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H.R. 5839
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 5839, the Supplemental Benefits for Individuals Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 28, 2025 by Rep. Troy Balderson (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Oct 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Record
Text
H.R. 5839 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.
hb5839/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 5839 IH: Supplemental Benefits for Individuals Act of 2025U.S. House of Representatives2025-10-28text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5839 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2025 Mr. Balderson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILLTo amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include certain supplemental coverage provided to individual health insurance coverage as an excepted benefit.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Supplemental Benefits for Individuals Act of 2025 .2.Including certain supplemental coverage provided to individual health insurance coverage as an excepted benefitSection 2791(c)(4) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(c)(4) ) is amended by inserting or individual health insurance coverage before the period at the end.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-10-28
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include certain supplemental coverage provided to individual health insurance coverage as an excepted benefit.
Sponsors
Rep. Troy Balderson (R) sponsors H.R. 5839 alone.
Committees
H.R. 5839 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.
Actions
H.R. 5839 has taken 2 actions since Oct 28, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 28, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Oct 28, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee |
Votes
H.R. 5839 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 5839 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Supplemental Benefits for Individuals Act of 2025 — Display Title
- Supplemental Benefits for Individuals Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include certain supplemental coverage provided to individual health insurance coverage as an excepted benefit. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5839 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Health Issues, Insurance, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 3 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | 1 | 3 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MORK | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| GARY WHIDBY | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| GREGG SHEIOWITZ | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| JEFFREY SANDS | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| MARCEL CALDWELL | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | 2026 first_quarter | $700K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | 2025 fourth_quarter | $510K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | 2026 second_quarter | $480K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5839 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5839’s is Health.
hr5839/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com