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HR 3059 107th Congress House

Retiree Health Assistance Act of 2001

Official title: To provide for retiree health care by allowing steel companies a partial refund of net operating loss carryforwards.

Introduced: October 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business income taxBusiness lossesCommerceEmployee health benefits
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Finance and Financial SectorHealthIncome taxIron and steel industryLabor and EmploymentLife insuranceRetiree health benefits
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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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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 9, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Retiree Health Assistance Act of 2001 - Permits an electing taxpayer whose principal trade or business is the production of steel from raw materials to make an election to be treated as having made a tax payment in an amount equal to the qualified direct cost for the preceding year of post-retirement medical and life insurance benefits provided by the taxpayer.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 16, 2001
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 12, 2001
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 12, 2001
Toomey, Patrick
· Oct 9, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3059: Retiree Health Assistance Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3059/
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"H.R. 3059: Retiree Health Assistance Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3059/.
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H.R. 3059, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3059/.
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