S 1274
106th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Catastrophic health insurance
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government employees' health insurance
Health
Health insurance
Health insurance continuation
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Long-term care insurance
Managed care
Medical savings accounts
Medicare
Medicare managed care
Personal income tax
Social Welfare
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Health Care Access and Equity Act of 1999
Introduced: June 24, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 24, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7593-7595)
Jun 24, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Health Care Access and Equity Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow for the deduction of 100 percent of the health insurance costs of individuals not covered by an employer-subsidized plan; (2) expand the availability of medical savings accounts; (3) permit the carryover of unused benefits from cafeteria plans, flexible spending arrangements, and health flexible spending accounts; and (4) permit contributions towards a Medical Savings Account through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1