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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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 February 26, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2565)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1203 Related bill Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 7 Independent 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 22, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 7, 2009
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 10, 2009
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 12, 2009
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 6, 2009
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 22, 2009
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 1, 2009
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 3, 2009
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 26, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2009
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Feb 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 491: Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-491/
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