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S 1160 109th Congress Senate

Legal Services Benefit Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore, increase, and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plan.

Introduced: June 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefit plansIncome taxLabor and EmploymentLaw
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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.
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May 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 26, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 26, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Legal Services Benefit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restore, increase, and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 897 Related bill To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services…
  • HR 1231 Related bill Legal Benefits Tax Fairness Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1160: Legal Services Benefit Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1160/
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"S. 1160: Legal Services Benefit Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1160/.
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S. 1160, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1160/.
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