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S 2045 114th Congress Senate

Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.

Introduced: September 17, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSales and excise taxes
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Sep 17, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/9/2016 S3723)
Sep 17, 2015
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 Latest action September 17, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/9/2016 S3723)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2075 Related bill American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015
  • HR 2050 Related bill Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 1 Republican 10
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 19, 2015
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Nov 16, 2015
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 17, 2015
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 17, 2015
Burr, Richard
· Sep 17, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 17, 2015
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 17, 2015
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 17, 2015
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 17, 2015
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 17, 2015
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 17, 2015
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 17, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2045: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2045/
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"S. 2045: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2045/.
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S. 2045, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2045/.
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