HR 1231 108th Congress House Taxation Annuities Armed Forces and National Security Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Flexible benefit plans Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Health Income tax Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Managed care Medical economics Military medicine Military pensions Retired military personnel Retiree health benefits Tax deductions

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

Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps

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

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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