Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act, the official text

119 S2556 IS: Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act
U.S. Senate
2025-07-30
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2556
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 30, 2025
Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Mr.
Merkley , Mrs. Shaheen ,
Ms. Hirono , Mr.
Welch , Ms. Duckworth ,
Mr. Hickenlooper , Mr. King , Mr.
Luján , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Reed , Mr. Van
Hollen , Mr. Peters , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs.
Murray , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms.
Warren , Mr. Warner , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr.
Kaine , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Baldwin , Mr.
Markey , Mr. Coons , Ms. Alsobrooks , Mr.
Durbin , Mr. Padilla ,
Mr. Gallego , Ms.
Rosen , Mr. Warnock , Ms. Smith , Mr.
Kelly , Mr. Booker , Ms. Slotkin , Mr.
Bennet , Mr. Kim , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms.
Cantwell , Ms. Klobuchar ,
Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Heinrich , Mr.
Fetterman , Mr. Ossoff ,
Ms. Hassan , and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on
Finance
A BILL
To repeal the changes made by the health subtitle of the One Big Beautiful
Bill Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act .
2.
Repeal of health subtitle changes
Subtitle B of title VII of the Act titled An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 ( Public Law 119–21 ) is repealed and any law or regulation referred to in such subtitle shall be applied as if such subtitle and the amendments made by such subtitle had not been enacted.
3.
Permanent extension of enhanced tax
credit
(a)
In general
Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking but does not exceed 400 percent .
(b)
Applicable percentages
(1)
In general
Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
(A)
Applicable percentage
The applicable percentage for any taxable year shall be the percentage such that the applicable percentage for any taxpayer whose household income is within an income tier specified in the following table shall increase, on a sliding scale in a linear manner, from the initial premium percentage to the final premium percentage specified in such table for such income tier:
In the case of household income
(expressed as a percent of poverty line)
within the following income tier:
The initial premium percentage is—
The final premium percentage is—
Up to 150
percent
0
0
150 percent up
to 200 percent
0
2.0
200 percent up
to 250 percent
2.0
4.0
250 percent up
to 300 percent
4.0
6.0
300 percent up
to 400 percent
6.0
8.5
400 percent and
higher
8.5
8.5.
.
(2)
Conforming amendments relating to affordability of coverage
(A)
Paragraph (1) of section 36B(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (E).
(B)
Subparagraph (C) of section 36B(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking clause (iv).
(C)
Paragraph (4) of section 36B(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (F).
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.