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HR 540 104th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the exclusion for amounts received under group legal services plans permanent.

Introduced: May 11, 1995 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefit plansIncome taxLabor and EmploymentLaw
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 17, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 17, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 17, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Oct 13, 1995
QUINN, JACK
· Oct 10, 1995
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 30, 1995
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 14, 1995
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 24, 1995
FROST, MARTIN
· May 11, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 11, 1995
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 7, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 7, 1995
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Apr 7, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 7, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 540: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the exclusion for amounts received under group legal services plans permanent.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-540/
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"H.R. 540: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the exclusion for amounts received under group legal services plans permanent.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-540/.
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H.R. 540, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-540/.
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