On January 13, 2026, the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a group of like-minded, conservative House Republicans, released a framework of policies they would like to see pursued through a second reconciliation bill.

The “Making the American Dream Affordable Again” is aimed at policies the RSC believes will advance affordability. There are three pillars in the framework: housing, health care, and energy.

The health care pillar focuses on policies that would increase the use of health savings accounts and provide options outside of the Affordable Care Act marketplaces to access private insurance, codify administration initiatives around reducing the cost of drugs, and increasing price transparency so that people could pay cash for services if they so choose. Notably in the health space, there is no mention of Medicare in the document.

On housing, the framework focuses heavily on homeownership opportunities, such as establishing tax-preferred savings accounts for home purchases and maintenance and reducing down payment requirements and other mortgage access barriers. The RSC also proposes repealing energy efficiency requirements currently placed on federal housing subsidies, as well as restricting federal rental assistance funding from “sanctuary cities.”

The plan includes a number of policies aimed at immigrants both documented and undocumented, as well as taking aim at gender affirming care and abortion. The list also mentions some provisions that were in drafts of HR 1 that ultimately did not meet Byrd Rule requirements, such as Medicaid penalties for covering undocumented immigrants. There are also policies that were not included in HR 1 but considered, such as reducing Washington DC’s FMAP.

Currently, it is not clear that the Republican Congressional majority will attempt another reconciliation bill, but this document provides insight into what types of policies might be pursued.

Link to the RSC 2.0 Framework here.