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HOUSE 173115th CongressMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

Last Action
3/17/2017

Actions

  • 2017-01-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2017-01-03Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • 2017-01-03Introduced in House
  • 2017-01-03Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-01-03 (00)

Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).

Cosponsors (20)

  • Joe Courtney (D-CT)
  • Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
  • Mark Meadows (R-NC)
  • Katherine Clark (D-MA)
  • Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
  • Keith Ellison (D-MN)
  • JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
  • JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
  • Lou Barletta (R-PA)
  • Tom Emmer (R-MN)
  • Jason Smith (R-MO)
  • BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
  • JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
  • Dina Titus (D-NV)
  • Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
  • Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
  • Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
  • TIM RYAN (D-OH)
  • Judy Chu (D-CA)

Subjects

  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Sales and excise taxes
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