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S. 172

Referred to Committee

Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

Introduced 1/16/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

1/16/2019 • Senate

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.

Introduced in Senate • 1/16/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health
Health care costs and insuranceInsurance industry and regulationUser charges and fees

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (33)

Party Breakdown

5
Democrats
28
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]

Republican • CO

Sponsored 1/16/2019

Cosponsors (32)

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Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

D-NH

Joined 1/16/2019

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Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

R-WY

Joined 1/16/2019

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Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]

D-AL

Joined 1/16/2019

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Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]

R-SC

Joined 1/16/2019

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Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]

D-AZ

Joined 1/16/2019

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Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]

R-OK

Joined 1/22/2019

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

January 16, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committee Review

Floor Debate

Passed Chamber

Other Chamber

President

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Introduced in Senate1/16/2019

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors32