HR 2812 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2015

Introduced Jun 17, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Steve King R-IA

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Latest action · Jun 17, 2015 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 17, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a deduction from gross income of insurance premiums paid for the health care coverage of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents. Makes such deduction available to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their deductions.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2015 to May 23, 2016; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-ILRandy HultgrenOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJun 17, 2015
R-WIReid J. RibbleOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-NCRobert PittengerOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-OKTom ColeOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJun 17, 2015
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyJun 25, 2015
R-GARick W. AllenJun 25, 2015
R-TXPete OlsonJul 15, 2015
R-NDKevin CramerJul 29, 2015
R-GAJody B. HiceApr 11, 2016
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickMay 23, 2016

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 17, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 17, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Jun 17, 2015Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 97, June 17, 2015, page H4492.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 407Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2017Reintroduced BillJan 10, 2017

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 allow a deduction for premiums for insurance which constitutes medical care.
Short Titles as Introduced
Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2015

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 17, 2015Introduced in House

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