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Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017

Introduced: October 18, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Oct 18, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 18, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017

This bill suspends the annual fee imposed on health-insurance providers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for 2019 and makes the fee tax-deductible beginning in 2020.

What's happening now October 18, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4831 Related bill Healthcare Tax Relief Act
  • S 1859 Related bill Healthcare Tax Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Oct 18, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1978: Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1978/
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"S. 1978: Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1978/.
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