,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #df  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,wyden1   
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4      
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 
,coons1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,durbin1     
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 ,mrs4     
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4           
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4     
,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4      
,padilla1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 
,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,booker1 
,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4   
,schiff1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,markey1    
,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 
,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4  
,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,kim1  
and ,ms4 ,slotkin7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf to expand       
eligibility for the refundable credit   

for coverage under a qualified health   
plan4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,health ,care           
,affordability ,act of #bjbe4  #b4      
,increase in eligibility for credit  7a7
 ,in general ,subparagraph 7,a7 of      
section #cf;,b7c77#a7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking but does not exceed #djj       
percent 4  7b7 ,applicable percentages  
7#a7 ,in general ,subparagraph 7,a7 of  
section #cf;,b7b77#c7 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 premium        
percentage is--,the final premium       
percentage is--,up to #aej percent#jjaej
 percent up to #bjj percent#jb4jbjj     
percent up to #bej percent#b4jd4jbej    
percent up to #cjj percent#d4jf4jcjj    
percent up to #djj percent#f4jh4edjj    
percent and higher#h4eh4e4  4  7#b7     
,conforming amendments relating to      
affordability of coverage  7,a7         
,paragraph 7#a7 of section #cf;,b7c7 of 
such ,code is amended by striking       
subparagraph 7,e74  7,b7 ,subparagraph  
7,c7 of section #cf;,b7c77#b7 of such   
,code is amended by striking clause     
7iv74  7,c7 ,paragraph 7#d7 of section  
#cf;,b7c7 of such ,code is amended by   
striking subparagraph 7,f74  7c7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable     
years beginning after ,december #ca1    
#bjbe4