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Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Health Care Affordability Act of 2025

S. 46 · Senate bill Taxation

A Democratic bill with 43 Democratic cosponsors · See all 44 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

The Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. This bill aims to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. It proposes changes to the applicable percentages for different household income tiers. These changes include a sliding scale for premium percentages based on income relative to the poverty line. The amendments are intended to take effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Yes· 3 of 13

  • Scored +7

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill increases premium coverage for households at various levels of the poverty line.

  • Scored +6

    Does this strengthen the Affordable Care Act?

    The bill expands eligibility for the premium tax credit by removing the 400 percent income cap.

  • Scored +5

    Would middle-income households be better off under this?

    The new sliding scale allows for higher coverage percentages for middle-income earners.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.