Save Act
Latest action · Oct 5, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedOct 5, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) individuals and families a refundable tax credit for the the cost of private health insurance; (2) advance payments of the health insurance tax credit to health insurance providers; (3) a tax deduction from gross income (available to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions) for premiums paid for high deductible health insurance plans; and (4) certain small business employers a general business tax credit for contributions to a health savings account.
State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the establishment and operation of high risk health insurance pools and health insurance purchasing cooperatives.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Oct 5, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10442-10443)
- Oct 5, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10442 | Lisa Murkowski R-AK | Oct 5, 2004 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Save Act
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Commerce
- Cooperative societies
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee health benefits
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Health insurance
- Income tax
- Indexing (Economic policy)
- Insurance premiums
- Labor and Employment
- Medical savings accounts
- Nonprofit organizations
- Quality of care
- Risk
- Small business
- Social Welfare
- Tax credits
- Tax deductions
- Tax refunds
- Tax returns
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2004Introduced in Senate
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