S 491 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act

Introduced Feb 26, 2009 Originated Senate Sponsor Jim Webb D-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 26, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2565)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 26, 2009
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act - 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 48

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2009 to May 25, 2010; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalFeb 26, 2009
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalFeb 26, 2009
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalFeb 26, 2009
R-KYJim BunningOriginalFeb 26, 2009
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalFeb 26, 2009
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalFeb 26, 2009
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalFeb 26, 2009
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalFeb 26, 2009
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalFeb 26, 2009
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalFeb 26, 2009
R-IDMike CrapoMar 3, 2009
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergMar 5, 2009
D-FLBill NelsonMar 16, 2009
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweMar 16, 2009
R-ALRichard C. ShelbyMar 16, 2009
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.Mar 17, 2009
D-INEvan BayhMar 18, 2009
D-NJRobert MenendezMar 19, 2009
R-KSPat RobertsMar 23, 2009
D-SDTim JohnsonMar 25, 2009
D-OHSherrod BrownMar 31, 2009
R-SCLindsey GrahamApr 1, 2009
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyApr 20, 2009
R-GASaxby ChamblissApr 20, 2009
D-COMark UdallApr 21, 2009
R-AKLisa MurkowskiApr 22, 2009
R-ALJeff SessionsApr 23, 2009
R-KSSam BrownbackApr 24, 2009
D-NDByron L. DorganApr 27, 2009
D-IATom HarkinApr 29, 2009
D-NMTom UdallApr 29, 2009
R-IDJames E. RischMay 6, 2009
R-SDJohn ThuneMay 12, 2009
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanMay 12, 2009
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiJun 3, 2009
D-WAPatty MurrayJun 10, 2009
D-MICarl LevinJun 22, 2009
I-VTBernard SandersJul 7, 2009
D-ILRoland BurrisJul 16, 2009
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonSep 8, 2009
D-CABarbara BoxerSep 11, 2009
R-TXJohn CornynOct 22, 2009
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOct 22, 2009
R-OKJames M. InhofeNov 10, 2009
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnNov 16, 2009
R-MSThad CochranDec 2, 2009
D-WVRobert C. ByrdJan 20, 2010
D-AKMark BegichMay 25, 2010

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Feb 26, 2009

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 26, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2565)
  3. Feb 26, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2565)

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2565Text printed S2565Jim Webb D-VA (text)Feb 26, 2009

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1203Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity ActRelated billJun 26, 2009

Titles 2

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.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2009Introduced in Senate

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