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S 172 116th Congress Senate Health Health care costs and insurance Insurance industry and regulation User charges and fees

Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

Introduced: September 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

This bill delays reimposition of the annual fee on health insurers until 2022.

Under current law, the annual fee for a health insurer is calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding year. The fee is suspended for 2019 (i.e., there is no fee based on premiums from 2018); reimposition is scheduled for 2020.

What's happening now January 16, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3001 Related bill Permanent Relief for Seniors and Medicare, Medicaid, Human Services Extension Act of 2019
  • HR 1398 Related bill Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 3 Republican 21
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 19, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Nov 18, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Sep 18, 2019
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 18, 2019
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 9, 2019
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jun 24, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 11, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 8, 2019
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 25, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 5, 2019
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Mar 5, 2019
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 5, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 5, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 27, 2019
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 26, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 25, 2019
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Feb 25, 2019
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 25, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 13, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 6, 2019
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jan 31, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 23, 2019
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 16, 2019
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 16, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 172: Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-172/
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"S. 172: Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-172/.
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S. 172, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-172/.
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