S 491
111th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Military personnel and dependents
Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act
Introduced: February 26, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2565)
Feb 26, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2565)
Feb 26, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit: (1) federal civilian and military retirees to pay Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis (i.e., exclude premiums from gross income); and (2) a tax deduction (available to itemizers and nonitemizers) for TRICARE supplemental premiums or enrollment fees.
Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the option of paying FEHBP and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis is available to federal civilian and military retirees for the first open enrollment period beginning not less than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2565)
Committees of jurisdiction
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