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HR 1127 107th Congress House

Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals.

Introduced: June 4, 2002 See on congress.gov
Taxation DrugsFinance and Financial SectorHealthHealth insurance
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Income taxInsurance premiumsLabor and EmploymentMedical economicsPersonal income taxPrescription pricingSelf-employedTax deductions
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 20, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H961-962)
Mar 20, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow all individuals a deduction (not subject to the 7.5 percent medical deduction limitation) for amounts paid for qualifying health insurance and unreimbursed prescription drugs on behalf of the taxpayer, spouse, and dependents.

Provides self-employed individuals not otherwise covered with 100 percent coverage for health insurance and unreimbursed prescription drug costs on behalf of the taxpayer, spouse, and dependents.

Coordinates such deductions with existing individual and self-employed medical deduction provisions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 4, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 3, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1127: Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1127/
MLA
"H.R. 1127: Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1127/.
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H.R. 1127, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1127/.
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