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HR 2499 113th Congress House

Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees.

Introduced: November 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the TreasuryEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxes
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Health care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductionsIncome tax deferralIncome tax exclusionSelf-employed
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from an employee's gross income employer-provided accident and health plan benefits extended to a domestic partner or non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiary eligible to receive such benefits under an employer plan (i.e., "eligible beneficiary"); (2) exempt such benefits paid to eligible beneficiaries from otherwise applicable employment and unemployment taxes; (3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of their eligible beneficiaries; (4) allow tax-exempt voluntary employees' beneficiary associations to provide sick and accident benefits to the domestic partners and non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiaries of their members; (5) allow reimbursement of the medical expenses of an eligible beneficiary from a health savings account (HSA); and (6) extend tax-exempt medical benefits to the eligible beneficiaries of retired employees

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide guidance relating to reimbursements from a flexible spending arrangement and a health reimbursement arrangement attributable to an eligible beneficiary as defined by this Act.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2499: Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2499/
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"H.R. 2499: Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2499/.
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H.R. 2499, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2499/.
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