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Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2025

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Jun 5, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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<p><strong>Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill excludes the wages and net earnings from self-employment of a dependent of a taxpayer&nbsp;from the calculation of total household income for purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of the refundable premium tax credit, subject to limitations.</p><p>Under current law, eligible taxpayers may be able to claim the premium tax credit, which applies toward the cost of obtaining health insurance through health insurance exchanges. To be eligible for the credit, a taxpayer’s household income must meet or exceed 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL). For tax years before 2021 and after 2025, taxpayers must have a household income that meets or exceeds 100% but is less than 400% of the FPL to be eligible for the tax credit.</p><p>Further, under current law, the calculation of the premium tax credit is based, in part, on taxpayers’ household income such that taxpayers with lower household incomes are eligible for a higher premium tax credit.</p><p>The bill excludes from household income the wages and net earnings from self-employment of a dependent of the taxpayer who (1) is under 18 years old; or (2) is under 24 years old and is, during&nbsp;any five calendar months of the year, a full- or part-time student in an educational organization (excluding for-profit educational institutions), is in an apprentice program, or is participating in a job training program.</p><p>The amount that may be excluded is limited to 15% of the taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross income.&nbsp;</p>

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jun 5, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jun 5, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jun 5, 2025

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Introduced in House

Jun 5, 2025

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Length: 5,204 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Jun 5, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:18 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3769 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3769

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain dependent
income when calculating modified adjusted gross income for the purposes
of eligibility for premium tax credits.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 5, 2025

Mr. Horsford (for himself and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin) 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 exclude certain dependent
income when calculating modified adjusted gross income for the purposes
of eligibility for premium tax credits.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Dependent Income Exclusion Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.
TAX CREDIT.

(a) In General.--Paragraph

(2) of
section 36B (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: `` (C) Exception for certain dependent income.
(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``
(C) Exception for certain dependent income.--
``
(i) In general.--There shall not be taken
into account under subparagraph
(A)
(ii) any
wages (determined under
section 3401 (a) ) or net earnings from self-employment (as defined in

(a) ) or net
earnings from self-employment (as defined in
section 1402 (a) ) of any dependent of the taxpayer who-- `` (I) has not attained age 18 as of the last day of the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, or `` (II) has not attained age 24 as of the last day of such calendar year and, during each of 5 calendar months during such calendar year, is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of

(a) ) of any dependent of the
taxpayer who--
``
(I) has not attained age 18 as of
the last day of the calendar year in
which the taxable year of the taxpayer
begins, or
``
(II) has not attained age 24 as
of the last day of such calendar year
and, during each of 5 calendar months
during such calendar year, is described
in subparagraph
(A) or
(B) of
section 152 (f) (2) (applied by substituting `part-time or full-time' for `full- time' each place it appears, and by deeming any for-profit educational institution not to be an educational organization described in

(f)

(2) (applied by substituting
`part-time or full-time' for `full-
time' each place it appears, and by
deeming any for-profit educational
institution not to be an educational
organization described in
section 170 (b) (1) (A) (ii) ), is participating in a qualified job-training program, or is participating in an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 50 Stat.

(b)

(1)
(A)
(ii) ), is participating in
a qualified job-training program, or is
participating in an apprenticeship
program registered under the Act of
August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the
`National Apprenticeship Act'; 50 Stat.
664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et
seq.).
``
(ii) Qualified job-training program.--For
purposes of this subparagraph, the term
`qualified job-training program' means any
program of training services described in
section 134 (c) (3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.
(c) (3) of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174
(c) (3) ).
``
(iii) Limitation.--Clause
(i) shall not
apply to so much of the aggregate income of all
dependents of the taxpayer as exceeds an amount
equal to 15 percent of the modified adjusted
gross income of the taxpayer.
``
(iv) Taxpayers residing in medicaid non-
expansion states.--In the case of a taxpayer
residing in a State which (as of the first day
of the taxable year) does not provide for
eligibility under clause
(i)
(VIII) or
(ii)
(XX) of
section 1902 (a) (10) (A) of the Social Security Act for medical assistance under title XIX of such Act (or a waiver of the State plan approved under

(a)

(10)
(A) of the Social
Security Act for medical assistance under title
XIX of such Act (or a waiver of the State plan
approved under
section 1115 of the Social Security Act), clause (i) shall apply to any dependent of such taxpayer only to the extent that the application of such clause would not reduce the household income below 100 percent of the amount equal to the poverty line for a family of the size involved.
Security Act), clause
(i) shall apply to any
dependent of such taxpayer only to the extent
that the application of such clause would not
reduce the household income below 100 percent
of the amount equal to the poverty line for a
family of the size involved.''.

(b) Conforming Amendments.--

(1) Clause
(ii) of
section 36B (d) (2) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``, except as provided in subparagraph (C) ,'' after ``individuals''.
(d) (2)
(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``, except as
provided in subparagraph
(C) ,'' after ``individuals''.

(2) Paragraph

(3) of
section 1411 (b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.

(b) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18081) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``
(D) Information regarding certain dependents.--
Information regarding whether
section 36B (d) (2) (C) will apply to any individuals taken into account as members of the household of the enrollee, and the amount of income from employment of each such individual for the taxable year described in subparagraph (A) .
(d) (2)
(C) will
apply to any individuals taken into account as members
of the household of the enrollee, and the amount of
income from employment of each such individual for the
taxable year described in subparagraph
(A) .''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to credits allowed under
section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for, and advance payments of credits under
of 1986 for, and advance payments of credits under
section 1412 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with respect to, taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with respect to, taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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