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HR 1236 108th 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: March 12, 2003 See on congress.gov
Taxation Cost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceEmployee health benefitsFinance and Financial Sector
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Government Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHealthHealth insuranceIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)Insurance premiumsLabor and EmploymentMedical economicsMedical savings accountsTax administrationTax creditsTax refundsTax returns
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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Mar 12, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 12, 2003
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 Latest action March 12, 2003

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 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 5
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 7, 2003
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 16, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 20, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 8, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 12, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2003
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 12, 2003
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Mar 12, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1236: Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1236/
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"H.R. 1236: Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1236/.
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H.R. 1236, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1236/.
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