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S 2835 110th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the purchase of health insurance with pre-tax dollars, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 9, 2008 See on congress.gov
Taxation Finance and Financial SectorHealthHealth insuranceIncome tax
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Insurance premiumsLong-term care insuranceMedical savings accountsTax deductions
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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 9, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 9, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 9, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) taxpayers who do not itemize their deductions to deduct from gross income the costs of health insurance and long-term care insurance; and (2) payments from health savings accounts for non-group high deductible health plan premiums.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 9, 2008
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 9, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2835: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the purchase of health insurance with pre-tax dollars, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2835/
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