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Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act

Introduced: May 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 4, 2005
Introduced in House
May 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs paid for the benefit of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents; (2) require business taxpayers who receive payments for certain employee health insurance coverage to file informational returns; and (3) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make advance payments of health insurance tax credit amounts to health insurance providers.

What's happening now May 4, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4219 Related bill Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2005
  • S 160 Related bill Save Act
  • S 3754 Related bill Tax Equity and Affordability Act of 2006
  • S 1178 Related bill Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6 Independent 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 18, 2006
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Carter, John R.
Texas · May 24, 2005
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 24, 2005
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 24, 2005
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 4, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 4, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 4, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2089: Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2089/
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"H.R. 2089: Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2089/.
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H.R. 2089, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2089/.
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