A bill 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 · Mar 1, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1875)
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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 64
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2005 to Sep 28, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 1, 2005 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Mar 17, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Apr 11, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Apr 18, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 18, 2005 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-VA | George Allen | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | May 9, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | May 9, 2005 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | May 9, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 9, 2005 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | May 11, 2005 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | May 16, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Jun 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Sep 12, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 26, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Oct 24, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Oct 24, 2005 | |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Nov 10, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Nov 14, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Dec 21, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jan 18, 2006 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jan 25, 2006 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Feb 27, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 27, 2006 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Mar 31, 2006 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | May 11, 2006 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jul 14, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Sep 28, 2006 |
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 Mar 1, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1875)
- Mar 1, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1875)
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 S1875Text printed S1875 | John Warner R-VA (text) | Mar 1, 2005 |
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 2
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. 109-51 | MEMBER PROPOSALS ON TAX ISSUES INTRODUCED IN THE 109TH CONGRESS146 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Nov 16, 2005 |
| S. Hrg. 109-22 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006286 pages | Armed Services Committee | Apr 5, 2005–Apr 13, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 994 | 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. | Related bill | Jun 16, 2005 |
Titles 1
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 Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Annuities
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Flexible benefit plans
- Government employees' health insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Income tax
- Insurance premiums
- Labor and Employment
- Managed care
- Medical economics
- Military medicine
- Military pensions
- Retired military personnel
- Retiree health benefits
- Tax deductions
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.