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H.R. 1231 · 108th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

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342 cosponsors · 186 D, 155 R, 1 I
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9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an exclusion from the gross income of Federal civilian and military retirees for their cost of health insurance premiums; and (2) an income tax deduction from gross income (available to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions) for insurance premiums for supplemental health care coverage of military…

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House amended, Part I · Jul 7, 2004

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an exclusion from the gross income of Federal civilian and military retirees for their cost of health insurance premiums; and (2) an income tax deduction from gross income (available to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions) for insurance premiums for supplemental health care coverage of military personnel, their spouses and dependents.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary of Defense to take necessary actions to ensure that the tax exclusion allowed by this Act is offered to Federal civilian and military retirees for the first open enrollment period beginning not less than 90 days after enactment of this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

Latest action (Jul 7, 2004): Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-585, Part I.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 12, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.