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S 135 106th Congress Senate

Health Insurance Tax Equity for Self-Employed Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 19, 1999 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Taxation Business income taxCommerceFinance and Financial SectorHealth
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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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 19, 1999
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 Latest action January 19, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 28, 1999
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 135: Health Insurance Tax Equity for Self-Employed Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-135/
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