HR 1818 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 11, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Patrick J. Toomey R-PA

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

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 11, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend nontaxable fringe benefit coverage to qualifying off-premises fitness or athletic club services provided by an employer. Permits an employer deduction for such club dues.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2003 to Nov 19, 2004.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	May 15, 2003
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo	May 15, 2003
R-PA	Jim Gerlach	May 15, 2003
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito	May 15, 2003
R-TN	Zach Wamp	May 15, 2003
R-CA	Ken Calvert	Jun 3, 2003
D-MA	Bill Delahunt	Jul 9, 2003
D-CO	Mark Udall	Jul 18, 2003
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch	Jul 18, 2003
R-CT	Christopher Shays	Oct 8, 2003
R-KS	Jim Ryun	Oct 21, 2003
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Nov 4, 2003
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings	Feb 3, 2004
R-NY	Sherwood Boehlert	Feb 3, 2004
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger	May 20, 2004
D-VA	James P. Moran	May 20, 2004
R-AR	John Boozman	May 20, 2004
R-CA	John T. Doolittle	May 20, 2004
D-FL	Robert Wexler	May 20, 2004
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker	May 20, 2004
R-AL	Spencer Bachus	May 20, 2004
R-KS	Todd Tiahrt	May 20, 2004
R-MT	Denny Rehberg	Jun 9, 2004
D-WA	Jay Inslee	Jun 9, 2004
R-IL	Mark Kirk	Jun 9, 2004
R-CA	Mary Bono	Jun 9, 2004
D-IL	Rahm Emanuel	Jun 9, 2004
R-CA	Richard W. Pombo	Jun 9, 2004
D-PA	Robert A. Brady	Jun 9, 2004
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Jul 6, 2004
D-MA	Michael E. Capuano	Jul 6, 2004
D-OH	Tim Ryan	Jul 6, 2004
D-MA	Barney Frank	Jul 19, 2004
D-NJ	Robert E. Andrews	Nov 19, 2004

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Apr 11, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 11, 2003Introduced in House
Apr 11, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 108-71	H.R. 1818, THE WORKFORCE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ACT: HEALTHY EMPLOYEES; HEALTHY BOTTOM LINE50 pages	Small Business Committee	Jul 8, 2004

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1491	Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2003	Identical bill	Jul 30, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use.
Short Titles as Introduced: Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 11, 2003Introduced in House

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