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HR 4897 116th Congress House Taxation Employee benefits and pensions First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Income tax exclusion Law enforcement officers Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Religion

Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act

Introduced: October 29, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Oct 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 29, 2019
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Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $3,000 to $6,000 the amount excludible from the gross income of public safety officers for distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance.

What's happening now October 29, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jan 15, 2020
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 5, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4897: Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4897/
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"H.R. 4897: Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4897/.
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H.R. 4897, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4897/.
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