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S 825 106th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses paid or incurred by the employer.

Introduced: April 15, 1999 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Taxation Business income taxCommerceCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public Finance
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Employee health benefitsEmployment tax creditsFinance and Financial SectorHealthHealth insuranceIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)Insurance premiumsLabor and EmploymentMedical economicsSmall business
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 15, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 15, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3808)
Apr 15, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 15, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses the employer pays or incurs. Allows a credit equal to 60 percent of expenses (up to $600 per employee) for self-only coverage and 70 percent of expenses (up to $1,200 per employee) for family coverage. Limits such credit to expenses paid for an employee whose total annual wages range between $5,000 and $16,000, indexed for inflation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 825: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses paid or incurred by the employer.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-825/
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"S. 825: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses paid or incurred by the employer.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-825/.
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