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HR 317 107th Congress House Taxation Business income tax Commerce Finance and Financial Sector Health Health insurance Income tax Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Medical economics Personal income tax Self-employed Tax deductions

Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2001

Introduced: January 31, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 1, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E97)
Jan 31, 2001
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for 100 percent of a self-employed individual's health insurance costs for himself or herself, spouse, and dependents, unless such individual participates in an employer-maintained health plan. (Current law provides for a phased-in 100 percent deduction and disallowance upon participation eligibility.)
What's happening now February 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2001
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 31, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 31, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 317: Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-317/
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"H.R. 317: Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-317/.
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H.R. 317, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-317/.
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