# 119-hr-6016: Keep Healthcare Affordable Act

119-hr-6016, Keep Healthcare Affordable Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6016
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keep Healthcare Affordable Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Extends and expands the enhanced premium tax credit.** This bill would keep higher marketplace premium subsidies in place through 2029 and would broaden who can get them by raising the income cutoff for a multi-year window. - Households buying coverage on Affordable Care Act marketplaces would continue to get enhanced premium tax credits through 2029, lowering monthly premiums for people who qualify. - Households with incomes above the current cutoff would gain access. For taxable years 2026 through 2029 the bill would raise the eligibility cap from 400% to 1,000% of the federal poverty level, letting many middle‑income families qualify for the enhanced credit.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger marketplace premium credits through 2029: benefit, high. If enacted, this would keep the bigger Marketplace premium tax credit for tax years 2026–2029. During those years, the income cap to qualify would rise from 400% to 1000% of the federal poverty level. That could let some higher‑income households get help paying monthly premiums. It would apply only…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6016 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6016)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6016 (as of 2026-04-21).