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H.R. 2581: Verify First Act

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H.R. 2581: Verify First Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-22 · Taxation · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 305 (2017): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR2581 (2017-06-13), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Verify First Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 2, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Verify First Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit advance payments of the premium assistance tax credit from being made to an individual unless the Department of the Treasury has received confirmation from the Department of Health and Human Services that the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security has verified the individual's status as a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully present in the United States. The verification process must include the appropriate use of information related to citizenship or immigration status, such as Social Security numbers (but not individual taxpayer identification numbers). The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to permit adjustments to certain health insurance coverage dates for an individual whose eligibility for advance payments is delayed due to the verification requirements. The bill is contingent on the enactment of the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA). If the AHCA is enacted, the bill applies to: (1) the existing tax credit after December 31, 2017; and (2) the tax credit, as modified by the AHCA, after December 31, 2019.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Verify First Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · 14 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2581, Verify First Act (2017-06-01)

Cosponsors on this site

Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA)

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2581 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115