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S 1859 115th Congress Senate Health Health care costs and insurance Insurance industry and regulation User charges and fees

Healthcare Tax Relief Act

Introduced: September 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthcare Tax Relief Act

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the imposition of an annual fee on health insurance providers until after December 31, 2018. 

What's happening now September 26, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1978 Related bill Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017
  • HR 4831 Related bill Healthcare Tax Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 11
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 30, 2017
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Oct 18, 2017
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Oct 17, 2017
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Oct 16, 2017
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 5, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 28, 2017
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 26, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 26, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Sep 26, 2017
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 26, 2017
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 26, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1859: Healthcare Tax Relief Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1859/
MLA
"S. 1859: Healthcare Tax Relief Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1859/.
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S. 1859, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1859/.
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