H.R. 6316

119 HR 6316 IH: Tax Credit Extension Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6316  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 25, 2025   Mr. Van Drew  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on  Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the premium tax credit and provide for advance payment of the credit to taxpayers, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Tax Credit Extension Act  .
2.
Extension and modification of increased premium tax credit
(a)
Extension
 Section 36B(b)(3)(A)(iii)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1)
by striking  January 1, 2026  and inserting  January 1, 2028 ,
(2)
by striking
through
2025    in the heading thereof and inserting
through
2027   .
(b)
Household income cap
(1)
In general
The table in section 36B(b)(A)(3)(iii) of such Code is amended by striking  and higher  and inserting  up to 700.0 percent .
(2)
Conforming amendment
Section 36B(c)(1)(E) of such Code is amended—
(A)
by striking  shall be applied without regard to  and inserting  shall be applied by substituting  but does not exceed 700 percent  for , and
(B)
by striking
through
2025    in the heading and inserting
through
2027   .
(c)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
3.
Advance payment of premium tax credit made directly to individuals or to Personal
HSA
(a)
In general
Section 1412(a)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended—
(1)
by striking  credit or reductions to the issuers  and inserting the following:
credit or reductions—
(A)
on the election of the individual, to the issuer
 ,
(2)
by striking the period at the end and inserting  , and , and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(B)
in the case of an individual who is covered under a plan in the bronze level, or a catastrophic plan, and who so elects, to the personal HSA (as defined in  section 223(h)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the individual,
(C)
in the absence of either such election, to individuals.
 .
(b)
Personal
HSAs
 Section 223  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
(h)
Personal
HSAs
(1)
In general
An individual may elect to designate a health savings account as, or establish in a health savings account a separate account to be treated as, a Personal HSA.
(2)
Personal HSA
A personal HSA shall be treated for purposes of this section in the same manner as a health savings account, except that—
(A)
no contributions may be made to a personal HSA other than advance payments made by the Secretary under section 1412(a)(3)(B) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or amounts rolled over from another personal HSA of the account beneficiary,
(B)
such contributions shall not be taken into account under subsection (a), and
(C)
subsection (d) shall be applied without regard to paragraph (2)(B).
 .
(c)
Effective date
(1)
Subsection
(a)
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to determinations made after December 31, 2025.
(2)
Subsection
(b)
The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2025.
4.
Minimum premium responsibility
(a)
In general
 Section 36B(b)(2)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new flush matter:
  The premium assistance amount for any coverage month shall not exceed an amount equal to the excess of the monthly premium amount determined for such month under subparagraph (A), reduced by such uniform minimum premium responsibility amount as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may prescribe for coverage months beginning during a year.  .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
5.
Authorization of appropriations for cost-sharing reduction payments
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the payment of cost-sharing reductions under section 1412 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act such amounts as the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines are necessary.
6.
Determination of immigration status for premium tax credit
(a)
In general
 Section 35B(c)(5)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(G)
Determination of legal status
The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, assist Exchanges with determining whether alien individuals are lawfully present in the United States, and, in the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026, whether alien individuals are eligible aliens.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
7.
Sense of Congress regarding aliens
It is the sense of Congress that no credit shall be allowed under  section 36B  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to any individual who is an alien not lawfully present in the United States, and in the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026, with respect to any individual who is an alien not lawfully present or, in the case of an alien lawfully present, an individual who is not an eligible alien.