,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ai1        
#bjba,ms4 ,underwood 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,clarke 
of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mrs4      
,mc,bath1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4         
,barragn1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,ms4
 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 and ,ms4       
,scanlon7 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 #bjba4  #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--,up to #aej4j           
percent#j4jj4jaej4j percent up to #bjj4j
 percent#j4jc4jbjj4j percent up to      
#bej4j percent#c4jd4jbej4j percent up to
 #cjj4j percent#d4jf4jcjj4j percent up  
to #djj4j percent#f4jh4edjj4j 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 #bjba4