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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9774 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9774

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for 
   the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2024

  Ms. Underwood (for herself, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Norton, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
  Horsford, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Brown, Mr. 
 Panetta, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Scott of 
   Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pocan, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
     Barragan, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Lee of 
California, Ms. Craig, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Budzinski, 
   Ms. Titus, and Mr. Amo) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for 
   the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Affordability Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(c)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``but does not 
exceed 400 percent''.
    (b) Applicable Percentages.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(b)(3) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) Applicable percentage.--The applicable 
                percentage for any taxable year shall be the percentage 
                such that the applicable percentage for any taxpayer 
                whose household income is within an income tier 
                specified in the following table shall increase, on a 
                sliding scale in a linear manner, from the initial 
                premium percentage to the final premium percentage 
                specified in such table for such income tier:

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                                                The initial   The final
 ``In the case of household income  (expressed    premium      premium
   as a percent of poverty line)  within the     percentage   percentage
            following income tier:                  is--         is--
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Up to 150 percent.............................            0            0
150 percent up to 200 percent.................            0          2.0
200 percent up to 250 percent.................          2.0          4.0
250 percent up to 300 percent.................          4.0          6.0
300 percent up to 400 percent.................          6.0          8.5
400 percent and higher........................          8.5      8.5.''.
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            (2) Conforming amendments relating to affordability of 
        coverage.--
                    (A) Paragraph (1) of section 36B(c) of such Code is 
                amended by striking subparagraph (E).
                    (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 36B(c)(2) of such 
                Code is amended by striking clause (iv).
                    (C) Paragraph (4) of section 36B(c) of such Code is 
                amended by striking subparagraph (F).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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