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HR 1640 106th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans.

Introduced: August 3, 1999 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefit plansIncome taxLabor and EmploymentLaw
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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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Apr 29, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 10
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 7, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 16, 2000
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 10, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 16, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· Oct 7, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 7, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 8, 1999
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Aug 5, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 3, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 3, 1999
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Aug 3, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· May 27, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1640: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1640/
MLA
"H.R. 1640: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1640/.
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H.R. 1640, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1640/.
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