,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjai,ms4
 ,underwood 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,gomez1  
and ,mr4 ,o',halleran7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to improve affordability
 and reduce premium costs of health     
insurance for consumers4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,health ,care ,affordability ,act of    
#bjai4  #b4 ,improve affordability and  
reduce premium costs of health insurance
 for consumers  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #cf;,b7b77#c77;,a7 of the ,internal    
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to   
read as follows3  7,a7 ,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 increase1 on a sliding scale in a 
linear manner1 from the initial premium 
percentage to the final premium         
percentage specified in such table for  
such income tier3 ,in the case of       
household income 7expressed as a percent
 of poverty line7 within the following  
income tier3,the initial                
premiumpercentage is--,the final premium
 percentage is--,over #ajj4j percent up 
to #acc4j percent#j4ja4jacc4j percent up
 to #aej4j percent#a4jb4jaej4j percent  
up to #bjj4j percent#b4jd4jbjj4j percent
 up to #bej4j percent#d4jf4jbej4j       
percent up to #cjj4j percent#f4jg4jcjj4j
 percent up to #djj4j                   
percent#g4jh4edjj4j percent and         
higher#h4eh4e  4  7b7 ,conforming       
amendment ,section #cf;,b7c77#a77;,a7 of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf  
is amended by striking but does not     
exceed #djj percent4  7c7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply to taxable years    
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjbj4