Health Care Affordability Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 26, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Care Affordability Act of 2019
This bill revises the tax credit for health care premium assistance to expand the eligibility of low-income taxpayers for such credit and reduce the cost of health care premiums.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2019 to Feb 26, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Mar 26, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Feb 18, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Feb 26, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2803)
- Mar 26, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5834 | Lauren Underwood D-IL | Jul 16, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2803Lists H2827H.R. 1868–1894 | Lauren Underwood D-IL | Mar 26, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 52, March 26, 2019, page H2827.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 961 | Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 1, 2019 |
| HR 1884 | Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
| HR 2000 | Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 10, 2019 |
| S 4521 | Health Care Improvement Act of 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
| HR 6379 | Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 23, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Health Care Affordability Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
