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HR 407 115th Congress House

Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for insurance which constitutes medical care.

Introduced: January 10, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Health care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductions
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Jan 10, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 10, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a deduction from gross income of insurance premiums paid for the health care coverage of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents. The bill makes the deduction available whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3277 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 26, 2018
Russell, Steve
· Jan 11, 2017
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 10, 2017
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 10, 2017
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 10, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Jan 10, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 407: Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-407/
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"H.R. 407: Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-407/.
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