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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6246

Introduced

Save American Healthcare Act

Sponsor
DShri Thanedar· Michigan
Introduced
November 21, 2025
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.November 21, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6246 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6246

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain provisions 
of the health insurance premium tax credit using tariff revenue.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 21, 2025

Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain provisions 
of the health insurance premium tax credit using tariff revenue.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Save American Healthcare Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX CREDIT PROVISIONS.

(a) Extension of Rule To Allow Credit to Taxpayers Whose Household 
Income Exceeds 400 Percent of Poverty Line.--Subparagraph (E) of 
section 36B(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to 
read as follows:
``(E) Temporary rule.--
``(i) In general.--In the case of a taxable 
year beginning before the applicable date, 
subparagraph (A) shall be applied without 
regard to `but does not exceed 400 percent'.
``(ii) Applicable date.--For purposes of 
clause (i), the term `applicable date' means 
the latest date which the Secretary estimates 
will result in--
``(I) the sum of the increase in 
outlays, and the reduction in revenues, 
of the Federal Government by reason of 
this subparagraph and subsection 
(b)(3)(A)(iii), not exceeding
``(II) the decrease in outlays of 
the Federal Government by reason of 
amounts collected from tariffs that 
were imposed or increased after January 
19, 2025.
``(iii) Method of estimation.--To the 
maximum extent practicable, the estimates of 
the Secretary under clause (ii) shall be made 
in the same manner as such estimates are made 
by the Congressional Budget Office and the 
Joint Committee on Taxation with respect to 
proposed legislation.''.
(b) Extension of Rules To Increase Premium Assistance Amounts.--
Clause (iii) of section 36B(b)(3)(A) of such Code is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``for 2021 through 2025'', 
and
(2) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
``January 1, 2026'' and inserting ``the applicable date (as 
defined in subsection (c)(1)(E))''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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