Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 16, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 16, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
This bill delays reimposition of the annual fee on health insurers until 2022.
Under current law, the annual fee for a health insurer is calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding year. The fee is suspended for 2019 (i.e., there is no fee based on premiums from 2018); reimposition is scheduled for 2020.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2019 to Nov 19, 2019, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Feb 6, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Feb 26, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1398 | Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 28, 2019 |
| S 3001 | Permanent Relief for Seniors and Medicare, Medicaid, Human Services Extension Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 9, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
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