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H.R. 6455

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6455, the Health Insurance Premium Fairness Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 4, 2025 by Rep. Mike Levin (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Dec 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 6455 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb6455/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6455 IH: Health Insurance Premium Fairness Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6455  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 4, 2025   Mr. Levin  (for himself,  Ms. Sánchez ,  Ms. Johnson of Texas , and  Ms. Norton ) 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 take certain Medicare premiums of household members into account in determining the health care insurance premiums tax credit.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Health Insurance Premium Fairness Act of 2025  .
2.
Certain Medicare premiums of household members taken into account in determining health care insurance premiums tax credit
(a)
In general
 Section 36B(b)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(4)
Adjustment for certain Medicare premiums of household members
(A)
In general
In the case of any applicable taxpayer who elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) the application of this paragraph with respect to any coverage month, the amount determined under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) with respect to such coverage month shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate amount of specified Medicare premiums of such applicable taxpayer’s household members for such month.
(B)
Household members
For purposes of this paragraph, the term  household member  means, with respect to any applicable taxpayer, any individual who is taken into account in determining the family size of such applicable taxpayer under subsection (d)(1).
(C)
Specified Medicare premiums
For purposes of this paragraph, the term  specified Medicare premiums  means premiums paid by the applicable taxpayer or such taxpayer’s household members (and not reimbursed by any other person) for coverage under part A, B, C, or D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and premiums for coverage under a Medicare supplemental policy under section 1882 of such Act.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to coverage months beginning after December 31, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to take certain Medicare premiums of household members into account in determining the health care insurance premiums tax credit.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Levin (D) sponsors H.R. 6455, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6455 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Dec 4, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6455 has taken 2 actions since Dec 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 6455 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6455 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Health Insurance Premium Fairness Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Health Insurance Premium Fairness Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to take certain Medicare premiums of household members into account in determining the health care insurance premiums tax credit. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6455 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Retirement, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE—District of Columbia13—
GLOBAL REFUGELIRS works with partners to help migrants and refugees rebuild their lives in the US.District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE13—
GLOBAL REFUGE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANNE MONTGOMERY113
DAN ADCOCK113
LUCAS WARREN113
MAX RICHTMAN113
LESLIE ARCHAMBEAULT111
SARA IBRAHIM111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARENATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE2026 second_quarter$210K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARENATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE2026 first_quarter$190K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARENATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE2025 fourth_quarter$190K4th Quarter - Report
GLOBAL REFUGEGLOBAL REFUGE2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6455 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6455’s is Taxation.

hr6455/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com