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Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003

Introduced: April 30, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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Apr 30, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 30, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit as a net earnings deduction the health insurance costs of a self-employed individual.
What's happening now April 30, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 4 Republican 8
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 12, 2004
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 21, 2004
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 1, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 22, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 3, 2004
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 20, 2004
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 5, 2003
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 8, 2003
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 15, 2003
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 15, 2003
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 6, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 30, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1873: Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1873/
MLA
"H.R. 1873: Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1873/.
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H.R. 1873, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1873/.
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