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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

Introduced: March 12, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2004
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-585, Part I.
Sep 25, 2003
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 25, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 16, 2003
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jul 16, 2003
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Apr 11, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Mar 12, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 12, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit: (1) Federal civilian and military retirees to pay Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis; and (2) a deduction (available to itemizers and nonitemizers) for TRICARE supplemental premiums and enrollment fees.

Sets an implementation deadline of the first open enrollment period beginning not less than 90 days following enactment.

What's happening now July 7, 2004

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-585, Part I.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 31 Republican 16 Independent 1
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Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 28, 2004
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 8, 2004
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 8, 2004
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 1, 2004
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Oct 7, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 16, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 9, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 26, 2003
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 12, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 10, 2003
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 10, 2003
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 3, 2003
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 3, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 3, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 3, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 20, 2003
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 9, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 9, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 7, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 7, 2003
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 30, 2003
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 11, 2003
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 7, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 7, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 2, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 26, 2003
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 26, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 19, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 13, 2003
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 13, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2003
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 13, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 13, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 13, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 12, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 12, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1231: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1231/
MLA
"H.R. 1231: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1231/.
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H.R. 1231, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1231/.
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[H.R. 1231: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1231/)
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