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HR 2698 112th Congress House Taxation Employee benefits and pensions Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Income tax exclusion State and local government operations Tax-exempt organizations

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans established by political subdivisions.

Introduced: October 31, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 29, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the special rule for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received by an employee from a governmental accident or health plan to include amounts paid from plans established by or on behalf of a state or political subdivision.

What's happening now July 29, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2698: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans established by political subdivisions.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2698/
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"H.R. 2698: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans established by political subdivisions.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2698/.
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H.R. 2698, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2698/.
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[H.R. 2698: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans established by political subdivisions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2698/)
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