Bills / S. 3385
S. 3385
Lower Health Care Costs Act
In plain English
The Lower Health Care Costs Act would extend expanded health insurance tax credits for three years, through 2028. These credits help eligible people pay for insurance bought through health insurance exchanges. The bill would keep the larger credit amounts and continue allowing people with household incomes above 400% of the federal poverty level to qualify.
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Sponsor and status
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How South Carolina voted
On the Cloture Motion · Senate roll call 644 · 2025-12-11 · Roll-call record ↗
| Darline Graham (R) | Lindsey Graham (R) | Tim Scott (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Not serving | Nay | Nay |
Who lobbied
Lobbying reports name the bills a client worked on. They don't say which side anyone took.
55 reports from 25 clients reporting $38,956,525 in fees and expenses. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (11)
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ↗Health · 3 reports
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES ↗Health · 4 reports
- KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC ↗Health · 3 reports
- HIGHMARK INC ↗4 reports
- ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT ACTION, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES ↗2 reports
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC ↗2 reports
- HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY (HCSC) ↗Health · 4 reports
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗1 report
- BANNER HEALTH ↗Health · 2 reports
- P STREET PROJECT, INC. ↗3 reports
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC ↗1 report
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (2)
- AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ↗1 report
- HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA ↗1 report
Labor unions (3)
- AFL-CIO ↗1 report
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA ↗1 report
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED ↗1 report
Not classified (9)
- FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION ↗6 reports
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ↗2 reports
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN ↗4 reports
- HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ↗3 reports
- SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST ↗1 report
- CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES ↗1 report
- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL ↗2 reports
- FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS ↗1 report
- NATIONAL RIGHT LIFE COMMITTEE ↗1 report
Groupings are our label from each organization's name and industry, not its legal or tax status.
The connection table
Organizations that lobbied this bill, and money each gave South Carolina's delegates this cycle: its PAC's contributions (FEC) plus its lobbyists' reported contributions and event payments (LD‑203, group events excluded). Exact name matches only. An empty cell means no matching money was found. Under each name is that delegate’s final vote on the bill (passage or last substantive vote). Delegates who didn’t vote on it, for example because they weren’t serving, are grayed out and left out of the Total column.
| Organization | D. GrahamNo vote | L. GrahamNay | T. ScottNay | J. ClyburnNo vote | J. WilsonNo vote | N. MaceNo vote | R. NormanNo vote | R. FryNo vote | S. BiggsNo vote | W. TimmonsNo vote | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST | – | $3,224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $3,224 |
| FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | $2,500 |
| MARSHALL & POPP, LLCLobbying firm for FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| Total | – | $5,724 | $1,000 | $2,500 | – | – | – | $2,500 | – | – |