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S 1556 110th Congress Senate

Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 15, 2008 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accident insuranceChild healthDomestic partnersEmployee health benefits
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FamiliesFinance and Financial SectorFlexible benefit plansHealthHealth insuranceIncome taxInsurance premiumsLabor and EmploymentMedical savings accountsTax deductionsTax exclusion
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Jun 6, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 6, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 6, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health care coverage to certain eligible beneficiaries and their dependent children; (2) revise the definition of "dependent" for purposes of the tax deductions for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and for contributions to health savings accounts; and (3) extend voluntary employees' beneficiary association sick and accident benefits to eligible beneficiaries and their dependents. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidance on reimbursements of medical expenses from flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1820 Related bill Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 15, 2008
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 15, 2008
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 9, 2008
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 26, 2007
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 9, 2007
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 6, 2007
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 6, 2007
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 6, 2007
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