HR 1177 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.

Introduced Mar 11, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Jim DeMint R-SC

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Latest action · Mar 11, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 11, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth that a plan or other arrangement shall not cease to count as a cafeteria plan solely because qualified benefits under such plan include a health flexible spending arrangement under which, with respect to any plan year, not more than $500 of unused health benefits may be carried forward to the next year of such arrangement or paid to or on behalf of an employee as compensation from employment. Sets forth rules for determining whether or not such benefits shall be included or excluded from income.

Cosponsors 73

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2003 to Oct 1, 2003; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-COBob BeauprezOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-NCCass BallengerOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-UTChris CannonOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-CAChristopher CoxOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-CADavid DreierOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-WADoc HastingsOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.OriginalMar 11, 2003
R-KYErnie FletcherOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-MIFred UptonOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-AZJim KolbeOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-KSJim RyunOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-NELee TerryOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-MIMike RogersOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-ILPhilip M. CraneOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-MOSam GravesOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-COThomas G. TancredoOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-OKTom ColeOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-SDWilliam J. JanklowOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteMar 20, 2003
R-NYThomas M. ReynoldsMar 20, 2003
R-KYAnne M. NorthupApr 3, 2003
R-INMark E. SouderApr 3, 2003
D-COMark UdallApr 3, 2003
R-GANathan DealApr 3, 2003
R-NCCharles H. TaylorMay 15, 2003
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.May 15, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonMay 15, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughMay 15, 2003
R-INMike PenceMay 15, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.May 15, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisJun 3, 2003
R-CAEdward R. RoyceJun 3, 2003
R-MNGil GutknechtJun 3, 2003
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettJun 3, 2003
R-MNJohn KlineJun 3, 2003
R-OKJohn SullivanJun 3, 2003
R-MSRoger F. WickerJun 3, 2003
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Jun 17, 2003
D-TNJim CooperJun 17, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jun 17, 2003
D-KYKen LucasJun 17, 2003
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestJun 17, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensJun 25, 2003
R-UTRob BishopJun 25, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJun 25, 2003
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.Jul 16, 2003
R-MIVernon J. EhlersJul 16, 2003
R-ILHenry J. HydeOct 1, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 11, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House
  2. Mar 11, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1450A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.Identical billJul 24, 2003

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

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  1. Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House

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