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HR 3608 111th Congress House Taxation Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Income tax exclusion Indian social and development programs Minority health

Tribal Health Benefits Clarification Act of 2009

Introduced: September 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 21, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2322)
Sep 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tribal Health Benefits Clarification Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for certain medical care or benefits provided to American Indians, including: (1) certain health services or benefits provided or purchased by the Indian Health Service; (2) specified medical care provided by an Indian tribe or tribal organization to a member of an Indian tribe; (3) the value of accident or health plan coverage provided by an Indian tribe or tribal organization for medical care to a member of an Indian tribe; and (4) any other medical care provided by an Indian tribe that supplements, replaces, or substitutes for federal programs and services provided to Indian tribes or Indians.

What's happening now September 21, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 5
R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 16, 2010
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 15, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Oct 29, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 22, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 6, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 23, 2009
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 22, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 21, 2009
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 21, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Sep 21, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 21, 2009
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3608: Tribal Health Benefits Clarification Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3608/
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"H.R. 3608: Tribal Health Benefits Clarification Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3608/.
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H.R. 3608, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3608/.
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