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S 575 105th Congress Senate Taxation Business income tax Commerce Finance and Financial Sector Health Health insurance Income tax Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Medical economics Personal income tax Self-employed Tax deductions

Health Insurance Tax Equity for Self-Employed Act

Introduced: April 15, 1997 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 15, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 15, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3201)
Apr 15, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance Tax Equity for Self-Employed Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the deduction allowed for health insurance costs for self-employed individuals to 100 percent.

What's happening now April 15, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 14, 1997
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 15, 1997
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 15, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 575: Health Insurance Tax Equity for Self-Employed Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-575/
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"S. 575: Health Insurance Tax Equity for Self-Employed Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-575/.
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