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S 494 101th Congress Senate Taxation Health Health insurance Income tax Insurance premiums Medical economics Self-employed Tax deductions

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 5 years, and increase the amount of, the deduction for health insurance for self-employed individuals.

Introduced: March 2, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 2, 1989
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the income tax deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to: (1) extend the deduction through 1994 (under current law it will expire after tax year 1989); and (2) increase the allowable deduction from 25 percent to 100 percent.

What's happening now March 2, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1