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HR 4604 107th Congress House

Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance.

Introduced: June 21, 2002 See on congress.gov
Taxation CommerceCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceEmployee health benefits
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Finance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHealthHealth insuranceHealth insurance industryIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)Insurance premiumsLabor and EmploymentMedical economicsMedical savings accountsPersonal income taxTax administrationTax creditsTax refundsTax returns
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 25, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 25, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a tax credit in an amount equal to the amount paid for qualified health insurance, subject to stated limitations. Requires persons who receive payments for health insurance coverage of an individual to make certain information returns. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make advance payments to the provider of an individual's qualified health insurance equal to the Secretary's estimate of the amount of credit allowable for the eligible individual.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 21, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 18, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4604: Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4604/
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"H.R. 4604: Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4604/.
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H.R. 4604, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4604/.
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