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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage.

USA115th CongressS-2132| Senate 
| Updated: 11/15/2017
Al Franken

Al Franken

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Family Coverage Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for determining the affordability of employer-sponsored minimum essential health coverage that is required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). (Under current law, the coverage is unaffordable, and an employee may be eligible for premium assistance tax credits, if the employee's required contribution for an individual plan exceeds 9.5% of household income, adjusted for inflation after 2014.) The bill specifies that, with respect to an employee's family members who are eligible to enroll in the plan, affordability must be determined using the cost of family coverage rather than individual coverage to expand the eligibility of families for premium assistance tax credits. This bill also expresses the sense of Congress that the Departments of Health and Human Service and the Treasury have the administrative authority, within their respective jurisdictions, to apply the affordability provision of PPACA so as to expand access to affordable health insurance coverage for working families without further legislation.
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Timeline
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • November 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

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  • S 115-2582: A bill to provide health insurance reform, and for other purposes.
Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessIncome tax credits

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage.

USA115th CongressS-2132| Senate 
| Updated: 11/15/2017
Family Coverage Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for determining the affordability of employer-sponsored minimum essential health coverage that is required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). (Under current law, the coverage is unaffordable, and an employee may be eligible for premium assistance tax credits, if the employee's required contribution for an individual plan exceeds 9.5% of household income, adjusted for inflation after 2014.) The bill specifies that, with respect to an employee's family members who are eligible to enroll in the plan, affordability must be determined using the cost of family coverage rather than individual coverage to expand the eligibility of families for premium assistance tax credits. This bill also expresses the sense of Congress that the Departments of Health and Human Service and the Treasury have the administrative authority, within their respective jurisdictions, to apply the affordability provision of PPACA so as to expand access to affordable health insurance coverage for working families without further legislation.
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Timeline
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • November 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Al Franken

Al Franken

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-2582: A bill to provide health insurance reform, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessIncome tax credits