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HR 1098 109th Congress House

American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of a refund for use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of a refund for use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in providing catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage.

Introduced: July 21, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation Catastrophic health insuranceCheckoffEconomics and Public FinanceGovernment trust funds
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 3, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 3, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual to designate a portion of any tax overpayment for the Health Coverage for the Uninsured Trust Fund, which shall use such funds to provide injury and catastrophic illness protection to individuals without health coverage.

Establishes in the Treasury the Health Coverage for the Uninsured Trust Fund.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 3, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Mar 3, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1098: American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1098/
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"H.R. 1098: American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1098/.
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H.R. 1098, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1098/.
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