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S. 961 116th Congress Senate

Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.

Introduced: April 1, 2019 Introduced by: Jeanne Shaheen Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Taxation Health care costs and insuranceIncome tax credits
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 1, 2019
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 Latest action April 1, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2019

This bill expands taxpayer eligibility for the refundable tax credit for the cost of health care insurance and increases the size of the tax credit for all income brackets.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1868 Health Care Affordability Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jun 18, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 1, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 961: Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-961/
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"S. 961: Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-961/.
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S. 961, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-961/.
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