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HR 2121 101th Congress House Taxation Health Health insurance Income tax Insurance premiums Medical economics Self-employed Tax deductions

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals for an indefinite period, and to increase the amount of such deduction.

Introduced: April 26, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Apr 26, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 26, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions governing the income tax deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to: (1) make the deduction permanent (under current law it will expire after tax year 1989); and (2) phase in an increase in the allowable deduction, reaching 100 percent for taxable years beginning in 1994 and thereafter.

What's happening now April 26, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 1990
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 11, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 11, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 6, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 27, 1989
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 24, 1989
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 16, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2121: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals for an indefinite period, and to increase the amount of such deduction.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2121/
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"H.R. 2121: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals for an indefinite period, and to increase the amount of such deduction.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2121/.
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H.R. 2121, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2121/.
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[H.R. 2121: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals for an indefinite period, and to increase the amount of such deduction.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2121/)
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