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HR 1470 111th Congress House

Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals be allowed in determining self-employment tax.

Introduced: April 1, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employment taxesHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesSelf-employed
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Mar 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 12, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing the tax on self-employment income.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 725 Identical bill Equity for Our Nation's Self Employed Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 2 Republican 7
Murphy, Scott
· Oct 15, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 15, 2009
Markey, Betsy
· Jun 23, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jun 19, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Jun 8, 2009
Klein, Ron
· May 21, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 11, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 6, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 28, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 21, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 2, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Apr 1, 2009
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 25, 2009
Bean, Melissa
· Mar 24, 2009
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 23, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· Mar 19, 2009
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Mar 12, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1470: Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1470/
MLA
"H.R. 1470: Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1470/.
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H.R. 1470, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1470/.
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