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HR 2417 97th Congress House Taxation Business and commerce Employee benefit plans Income tax Insurance Labor and Employment Life insurance Tax exclusion

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase to $150,000 the amount of group-term life insurance which may be provided by an employer and excluded from the gross income of an…

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase to $150,000 the amount of group-term life insurance which may be provided by an employer and excluded from the gross income of an employee.

Introduced: March 10, 1981 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 10, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of employer-paid group-term life insurance premiums excluded from the gross income of employees.

What's happening now March 10, 1981

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 10, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2417: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase to $150,000 the amount of group-term life insurance which may be provided by an employer and excluded from the gross income of an employee.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2417/
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"H.R. 2417: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase to $150,000 the amount of group-term life insurance which may be provided by an employer and excluded from the gross income of an employee.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2417/.
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H.R. 2417, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2417/.
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[H.R. 2417: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase to $150,000 the amount of group-term life insurance which may be provided by an employer and excluded from the gross income of an employee.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2417/)
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