HR 994 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

Latest action · Jun 16, 2005 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 1, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit: (1) Federal civilian and military retirees to pay Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis (i.e., exclude premiums from gross income); and (2) a tax deduction (available to itemizers and nonitemizers) for TRICARE supplemental premiums or enrollment fees.

Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the option of paying FEHBP and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis is available to Federal civilian and military retirees for the first open enrollment period beginning not less than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.

Cosponsors 340

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2005 to Sep 27, 2006; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMar 1, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 1, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 1, 2005
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 1, 2005
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalMar 1, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMar 1, 2005
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalMar 1, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalMar 1, 2005
R-AZJim KolbeOriginalMar 1, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalMar 1, 2005
R-NVJon C. PorterOriginalMar 1, 2005
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalMar 1, 2005
D-WAAdam SmithMar 14, 2005
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 14, 2005
D-FLAllen BoydMar 14, 2005
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungMar 14, 2005
R-GACharles W. NorwoodMar 14, 2005
R-INDan BurtonMar 14, 2005
D-GADavid ScottMar 14, 2005
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoMar 14, 2005
D-TXGene GreenMar 14, 2005
D-MNJames L. OberstarMar 14, 2005
R-NJJim SaxtonMar 14, 2005
R-OKJohn SullivanMar 14, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleMar 14, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisMar 14, 2005
D-IALeonard L. BoswellMar 14, 2005
D-NCMike McIntyreMar 14, 2005
D-WANorman D. DicksMar 14, 2005
D-PARobert A. BradyMar 14, 2005
R-TXRon PaulMar 14, 2005
D-CASam FarrMar 14, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesMar 14, 2005
D-MAStephen F. LynchMar 14, 2005
D-NJSteven R. RothmanMar 14, 2005
R-FLAdam H. PutnamApr 6, 2005
D-TNBart GordonApr 6, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerApr 6, 2005
D-CABob FilnerApr 6, 2005
R-FLCliff StearnsApr 6, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeApr 6, 2005
D-ORDavid WuApr 6, 2005
R-WADoc HastingsApr 6, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneApr 6, 2005
D-AZEd PastorApr 6, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsApr 6, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Apr 6, 2005
R-CAGary G. MillerApr 6, 2005
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteApr 6, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.Apr 6, 2005
R-NMHeather WilsonApr 6, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeApr 6, 2005
D-ILJerry F. CostelloApr 6, 2005
R-KSJerry MoranApr 6, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottApr 6, 2005
R-MOJo Ann EmersonApr 6, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineApr 6, 2005
R-FLMark FoleyApr 6, 2005
R-OHMichael R. TurnerApr 6, 2005
R-ALMike RogersApr 6, 2005
D-ARMike RossApr 6, 2005
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiApr 6, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioApr 6, 2005
R-ALRobert B. AderholtApr 6, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerApr 6, 2005
R-KYRon LewisApr 6, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettApr 6, 2005
D-NJRush HoltApr 6, 2005
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Apr 6, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinApr 6, 2005
D-METhomas H. AllenApr 6, 2005
R-PATodd Russell PlattsApr 6, 2005
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzApr 19, 2005
R-WYBarbara CubinApr 19, 2005
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinApr 19, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersApr 19, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 19, 2005
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Apr 19, 2005
D-NCBrad MillerApr 19, 2005
D-NYBrian HigginsApr 19, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyApr 19, 2005
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezApr 19, 2005
R-NJChristopher H. SmithApr 19, 2005
R-CTChristopher ShaysApr 19, 2005
D-MNCollin C. PetersonApr 19, 2005
D-ORDarlene HooleyApr 19, 2005
D-NCDavid E. PriceApr 19, 2005
D-KSDennis MooreApr 19, 2005
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloApr 19, 2005
D-NDEarl PomeroyApr 19, 2005
R-MIFred UptonApr 19, 2005
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldApr 19, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerApr 19, 2005
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoApr 19, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksApr 19, 2005
R-ILHenry J. HydeApr 19, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonApr 19, 2005
D-CTJohn B. LarsonApr 19, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughApr 19, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoApr 19, 2005
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartApr 19, 2005
D-MNMartin Olav SaboApr 19, 2005
R-FLMichael BilirakisApr 19, 2005
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickApr 19, 2005
D-MEMichael H. MichaudApr 19, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyApr 19, 2005
R-NJMike FergusonApr 19, 2005
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamApr 19, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaApr 19, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsApr 19, 2005
D-NJRobert MenendezApr 19, 2005
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoApr 19, 2005
R-ALSpencer BachusApr 19, 2005
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinApr 19, 2005
R-WIThomas E. PetriApr 19, 2005
D-PATim HoldenApr 19, 2005
D-OHTim RyanApr 19, 2005
D-NYTimothy H. BishopApr 19, 2005
R-OKTom ColeApr 19, 2005
D-NMTom UdallApr 19, 2005
R-PABill ShusterApr 28, 2005
D-CABrad ShermanApr 28, 2005
D-CADennis A. CardozaApr 28, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenApr 28, 2005
R-KYEd WhitfieldApr 28, 2005
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesApr 28, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerApr 28, 2005
R-PAJim GerlachApr 28, 2005
R-ARJohn BoozmanApr 28, 2005
R-PAJohn E. PetersonApr 28, 2005
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.Apr 28, 2005
R-TXJohn R. CarterApr 28, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonApr 28, 2005
R-TXK. Michael ConawayApr 28, 2005
R-NELee TerryApr 28, 2005
D-PAMichael F. DoyleApr 28, 2005
R-OHPaul E. GillmorApr 28, 2005
R-TXRalph M. HallApr 28, 2005
R-CTRob SimmonsApr 28, 2005
R-VAThelma D. DrakeApr 28, 2005
R-AZTrent FranksApr 28, 2005
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Apr 28, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 12, 2005
R-OKFrank D. LucasMay 12, 2005
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMay 12, 2005
R-NYJames T. WalshMay 12, 2005
R-NHJeb BradleyMay 12, 2005
D-CAJoe BacaMay 12, 2005
D-MIJohn D. DingellMay 12, 2005
D-FLKendrick B. MeekMay 12, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieMay 12, 2005
D-WARick LarsenMay 12, 2005
D-MORuss CarnahanMay 12, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettMay 12, 2005
R-NYSherwood BoehlertMay 12, 2005
R-NYVito FossellaMay 12, 2005
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsMay 12, 2005
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 12, 2005
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 19, 2005
D-NCBob EtheridgeMay 19, 2005
R-VABob GoodlatteMay 19, 2005
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMay 19, 2005
D-PAChaka FattahMay 19, 2005
R-NHCharles F. BassMay 19, 2005
D-TXChet EdwardsMay 19, 2005
R-ILJerry WellerMay 19, 2005
R-MNJim RamstadMay 19, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverMay 19, 2005
D-TXLloyd DoggettMay 19, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMay 19, 2005
D-COMark UdallMay 19, 2005
R-GANathan DealMay 19, 2005
R-OHRobert W. NeyMay 19, 2005
D-NYSteve IsraelMay 19, 2005
R-CAWally HergerMay 19, 2005
D-MABill DelahuntMay 26, 2005
D-TNJim CooperMay 26, 2005
R-KSJim RyunMay 26, 2005
D-MAJohn F. TierneyMay 26, 2005
D-ARMarion BerryMay 26, 2005
R-INMichael E. SodrelMay 26, 2005
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMay 26, 2005
R-UTRob BishopMay 26, 2005
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickMay 26, 2005
D-MIBart StupakJun 13, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickJun 13, 2005
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyJun 13, 2005
R-CADarrell IssaJun 13, 2005
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJun 13, 2005
R-ORGreg WaldenJun 13, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 13, 2005
D-CALois CappsJun 13, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 13, 2005
D-CAMaxine WatersJun 13, 2005
D-CAMike ThompsonJun 13, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerJun 13, 2005
R-COThomas G. TancredoJun 13, 2005
R-PATim MurphyJun 13, 2005
D-OKDan BorenJun 15, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 15, 2005
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 15, 2005
R-TNZach WampJun 15, 2005
R-SCBob InglisJun 23, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzJun 23, 2005
D-CODiana DeGetteJun 23, 2005
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettJun 23, 2005
D-GAJohn BarrowJun 23, 2005
R-CAMary BonoJun 23, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyJun 23, 2005
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenJun 23, 2005
D-ARVic SnyderJun 23, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJun 23, 2005
D-WVAlan B. MollohanJul 14, 2005
D-CAAnna G. EshooJul 14, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelJul 14, 2005
R-VAEric CantorJul 14, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJul 14, 2005
D-MOIke SkeltonJul 14, 2005
D-RIJames R. LangevinJul 14, 2005
D-UTJim MathesonJul 14, 2005
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldJul 14, 2005
D-ILLane EvansJul 14, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturJul 14, 2005
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIJul 14, 2005
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiJul 14, 2005
R-NCRobin HayesJul 14, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderJul 14, 2005
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJul 14, 2005
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesJul 14, 2005
R-NMStevan PearceJul 14, 2005
R-NYSue W. KellyJul 14, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterJul 14, 2005
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonJul 14, 2005
D-MSGene TaylorJul 28, 2005
D-TXHenry CuellarJul 28, 2005
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandJul 28, 2005
R-INMark E. SouderJul 28, 2005
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Jul 28, 2005
D-ALArtur DavisJul 29, 2005
D-MABarney FrankSep 8, 2005
R-COBob BeauprezSep 8, 2005
D-ILBobby L. RushSep 8, 2005
R-CAElton GalleglySep 8, 2005
R-GAJack KingstonSep 8, 2005
D-FLJim DavisSep 8, 2005
D-GAJim MarshallSep 8, 2005
R-CAKen CalvertSep 8, 2005
D-TNLincoln DavisSep 8, 2005
R-WIPaul D. RyanSep 8, 2005
D-VARick BoucherSep 8, 2005
D-CATom LantosSep 8, 2005
R-PACharles W. DentSep 22, 2005
D-OREarl BlumenauerSep 22, 2005
R-KYGeoff DavisSep 22, 2005
R-TXHenry BonillaSep 22, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisSep 22, 2005
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.Sep 22, 2005
R-TXKenny MarchantSep 22, 2005
R-CTNancy L. JohnsonSep 22, 2005
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottSep 22, 2005
R-NCWalter B. JonesSep 22, 2005
R-IAJames A. LeachSep 29, 2005
R-NYPeter T. KingSep 29, 2005
D-CALinda T. SánchezOct 6, 2005
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOct 17, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOct 17, 2005
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.Oct 17, 2005
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Oct 17, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOct 17, 2005
R-ALJo BonnerOct 17, 2005
R-MIJohn J.H. "Joe" SchwarzOct 17, 2005
D-TNJohn S. TannerOct 17, 2005
D-CALoretta SanchezOct 17, 2005
D-ILRahm EmanuelOct 17, 2005
R-ILRay LaHoodOct 17, 2005
D-CAXavier BecerraOct 17, 2005
D-TXAl GreenNov 3, 2005
R-PACurt WeldonNov 3, 2005
D-CAHilda L. SolisNov 3, 2005
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Nov 3, 2005
R-ILJohn ShimkusNov 3, 2005
R-TXLamar SmithNov 3, 2005
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterNov 3, 2005
D-NYGary L. AckermanNov 18, 2005
R-INJohn N. HostettlerNov 18, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownNov 18, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisNov 18, 2005
R-GATom PriceNov 18, 2005
R-TNMarsha BlackburnDec 16, 2005
D-NVShelley BerkleyDec 16, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJan 31, 2006
D-MARichard E. NealJan 31, 2006
D-WIRon KindJan 31, 2006
D-OHTed StricklandJan 31, 2006
R-INChris ChocolaFeb 16, 2006
D-NYEdolphus TownsFeb 16, 2006
D-CAHoward L. BermanFeb 16, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Feb 16, 2006
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveFeb 16, 2006
D-NYNita M. LoweyFeb 16, 2006
R-PAPhil EnglishFeb 16, 2006
R-TXSam JohnsonFeb 16, 2006
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerMar 2, 2006
D-NYMajor R. OwensMar 2, 2006
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterMar 14, 2006
R-WIMark GreenMar 14, 2006
D-CAMichael M. HondaMar 14, 2006
R-LABobby JindalMar 28, 2006
R-NCCharles H. TaylorMar 28, 2006
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMar 28, 2006
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.Apr 6, 2006
D-NYEliot L. EngelApr 6, 2006
D-CAEllen O. TauscherApr 6, 2006
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyApr 6, 2006
R-TXPete SessionsApr 6, 2006
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonApr 6, 2006
R-MIVernon J. EhlersApr 6, 2006
R-NCVirginia FoxxApr 6, 2006
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.Apr 25, 2006
R-MNGil GutknechtApr 25, 2006
D-WIGwen MooreApr 25, 2006
D-COJohn T. SalazarApr 25, 2006
R-MSRoger F. WickerApr 25, 2006
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteApr 25, 2006
R-NETom OsborneApr 25, 2006
D-CADiane E. WatsonMay 24, 2006
R-KYHarold RogersMay 24, 2006
R-TXLouie GohmertMay 24, 2006
D-MAMartin T. MeehanMay 24, 2006
R-PAMelissa A. HartMay 24, 2006
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringJun 14, 2006
D-FLCorrine BrownJun 14, 2006
R-AZRick RenziJun 14, 2006
D-LACharlie MelanconJul 11, 2006
R-OHRalph RegulaJul 11, 2006
R-OHDeborah PryceSep 12, 2006
R-AZJ. D. HayworthSep 12, 2006
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizSep 12, 2006
R-CABrian P. BilbraySep 27, 2006
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloSep 27, 2006

Committees 3

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 1, 2005
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Mar 1, 2005Markup Jun 16, 2005
Information Technology Subcommittee
Referred Mar 1, 2005Markup May 17, 2005Reported May 17, 2005
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Mar 1, 2005

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. Jun 16, 2005Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  3. May 17, 2005Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. May 17, 2005Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Mar 1, 2005Introduced in House

Research

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Printed hearings 3

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

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-9710TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT102 pagesJudiciary CommitteeMar 30, 2006
Serial No. 109-51MEMBER PROPOSALS ON TAX ISSUES INTRODUCED IN THE 109TH CONGRESS146 pagesWays and Means CommitteeNov 16, 2005
Serial No. 109-47QUESTION: WHAT IS MORE SCRAMBLED THAN AN EGG? ANSWER: THE FEDERAL FOOD INSPECTION SYSTEM129 pagesOversight and Government Reform CommitteeMay 17, 2005

Related bills 1

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

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 allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 1, 2005Introduced in House

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