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Adam Gray (D-CA)

Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025

H.R. 4849 · House bill Taxation

A Democratic bill with 143 Democratic cosponsors · See all 143 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the ``Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025'', seeks to repeal specific health-related parts of a previous act. It specifically targets Subtitle B of title VII of the Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Additionally, the bill aims to increase eligibility for the premium tax credit. It modifies the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by striking certain income limits. These changes regarding tax credits are intended to apply to taxable years starting after December 31, 2025.

Yes· 3 of 7

  • Scored +7

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    Increased tax credit eligibility provides significant financial relief for lower-income earners.

  • Scored +6

    Does this strengthen the Affordable Care Act?

    The bill expands premium tax credit eligibility by removing the 400 percent income cap and establishing a new sliding scale for percentages.

  • Scored +5

    Would middle-income households be better off under this?

    Removing the 400 percent income cap allows middle-income households to access higher premium tax credits.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.