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HR 2837 107th Congress House

Tax Equity for Domestic Partners Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spou… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner.

Introduced: November 8, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation Domestic partnersEmployee health benefitsFamiliesHealth
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Income taxLabor and EmploymentPersonal income taxTax exclusion
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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.
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Sep 5, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 5, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 5, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Tax Equity for Domestic Partners Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from an employee's gross income any coverage under an accident or health plan provided by the employee's employer for a domestic partner (other than a spouse) of the employee. Requires that coverage of such partner be treated in the same manner as such coverage for a spouse.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jun 4, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 10, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 8, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 8, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 21, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 14, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2837: Tax Equity for Domestic Partners Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2837/
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"H.R. 2837: Tax Equity for Domestic Partners Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2837/.
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H.R. 2837, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2837/.
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