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H.R. 5839

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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.txt
119 HR 5839 IH: Supplemental Benefits for Individuals Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-10-28
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Pursuant 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 BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This 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 benefit
Section 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.

  1. Introduced2025-10-28
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. 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.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Oct 28, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5839 has taken 2 actions since Oct 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
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.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict of Columbia13

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY13

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2026 first_quarter$700K1st Quarter - Report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2025 fourth_quarter$510K4th Quarter - Report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2026 second_quarter$480K2nd 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.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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