Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 10, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2017
This bill 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. The bill makes the deduction available whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2017 to Jul 26, 2018; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-OK | Steve Russell | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jan 12, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jan 27, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jul 26, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 10, 2017Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 6, January 10, 2017, page H300.
Printed hearings 1
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. 115-79 | VARIOUS MEASURES214 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Nov 15, 2017 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 519 | Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 1, 2019 |
| HR 2812 | Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Jun 17, 2015 |
| HR 3277 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums. | Related bill | Jul 18, 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 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2017Introduced in House
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.
