[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1307 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1307

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility to 
 receive refundable tax credits for coverage under a qualified health 
                                 plan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 7, 2017

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Warren, Ms. Harris, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Leahy, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility to 
 receive refundable tax credits for coverage under a qualified health 
                                 plan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Health Insurance for the 
Middle Class Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUNDABLE CREDITS FOR COVERAGE 
              UNDER QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 36B(c)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``but does not exceed 400 percent''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table in section 36B(b)(3)(A)(i) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``up to 400%'' 
and inserting ``or higher''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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