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S. 172 116th Congress Senate

Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to delay the reimposition of the annual fee on health insurance providers until after 2021.

Introduced: February 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceInsurance industry and regulationUser charges and fees
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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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 Latest action January 16, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.

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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 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
Isakson, Johnny
· 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
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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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