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HR 154 107th Congress House

Self-Employed Health Affordability Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 100 percent the amount of the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.

Introduced: March 22, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business income taxCommerceFinance and Financial SectorHealth
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Health insuranceIncome taxInsurance premiumsLabor and EmploymentMedical economicsPersonal income taxSelf-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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Self-Employed Health Affordability Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the deduction allowed for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to 100 percent.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 5, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 23, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2001
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 14, 2001
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 14, 2001
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 31, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 154: Self-Employed Health Affordability Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-154/
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"H.R. 154: Self-Employed Health Affordability Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-154/.
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H.R. 154, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-154/.
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