US Congress House Bill 1203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 26 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit: (1) federal civilian and military retirees to pay Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis (i.e., exclude premiums from gross income); and (2) a tax deduction (available to itemizers and nonitemizers) for TRICARE supplemental premiums or enrollment fees. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the option of paying FEHBP and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis is available to federal civilian and military retirees for the first open enrollment period beginning not less than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.

Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act

Rep Delahunt, William D.	Rep Davis, Geoff	Rep Simpson, Michael K.	Rep Rogers, Mike D.
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G.	Rep Calvert, Ken	Rep Boozman, John	Rep Bilirakis, Gus M.
Rep Bachmann, Michele	Rep Alexander, Rodney	Rep Young, C.W. Bill	Rep Wamp, Zach
Rep Bono Mack, Mary	Rep Gallegly, Elton	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.	Rep Deal, Nathan
Rep Coble, Howard	Rep Chandler, Ben	Rep Carter, John R.	Rep Carney, Christopher P.
Rep Burton, Dan	Rep Boren, Dan	Rep Altmire, Jason	Rep McHugh, John M.
Rep Smith, Christopher H.	Rep Klein, Ron	Rep Smith, Lamar	Rep Posey, Bill
Rep Paul, Ron	Rep Murphy, Tim	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.
Rep Griffith, Parker	Rep Shuler, Heath	Rep Mitchell, Harry E.	Rep Cardoza, Dennis A.
Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr.	Rep Yarmuth, John A.	Rep Wu, David	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.
Rep Platts, Todd Russell	Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana	Rep Taylor, Gene	Rep Miller, Jeff
Rep Kosmas, Suzanne M.	Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie	Rep Hastings, Doc	Rep Hall, Ralph M.
Rep Davis, Lincoln	Rep Conaway, K. Michael	Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny	Rep Young, Don
Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Wexler, Robert	Rep Ellsworth, Brad
Rep Nye, Glenn C.	Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A.	Rep Kanjorski, Paul E.	Rep Gohmert, Louie
Rep Wolf, Frank R.	Rep Wilson, Charles A.	Rep Walden, Greg	Rep Upton, Fred
Rep Turner, Michael R.	Rep Tiahrt, Todd	Rep Terry, Lee	Rep Souder, Mark E.
Rep Aderholt, Robert B.	Rep Barrett, J. Gresham	Rep Biggert, Judy	Rep Deutch, Theodore E.
Rep Delahunt, Bill	Rep Wittman, Robert J.	Rep Sullivan, John	Rep Ryan, Paul
Rep Rogers, Harold	Rep Price, Tom	Rep Goodlatte, Bob	Rep Gingrey, Phil
Rep Forbes, J. Randy	Rep Broun, Paul C.	Rep Schauer, Mark H.	Rep Ross, Mike
Rep Rahall, Nick J., II	Rep King, Peter T.	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Johnson, Timothy V.
Rep Jenkins, Lynn	Rep Issa, Darrell E.	Rep Holden, Tim	Rep Graves, Sam
Rep Garrett, Scott	Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P.	Rep Foxx, Virginia	Rep Etheridge, Bob
Rep Kratovil, Frank, Jr.	Rep Lance, Leonard	Rep LaTourette, Steven C.	Rep Perlmutter, Ed
Rep Paulsen, Erik	Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins	Rep Moran, Jerry	Rep Minnick, Walter
Rep McIntyre, Mike	Rep Markey, Betsy	Rep Manzullo, Donald A.	Rep Lummis, Cynthia M.
Rep Lucas, Frank D.	Rep LoBiondo, Frank A.	Rep Emerson, Jo Ann	Rep Farr, Sam
Rep Butterfield, G. K.	Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.	Rep Bishop, Timothy H.
Rep Berman, Howard L.	Rep Baldwin, Tammy	Rep Baca, Joe	Rep Arcuri, Michael A.
Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Adler, John H.	Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Capuano, Michael E.
Rep Carnahan, Russ	Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep Doggett, Lloyd
Rep DeFazio, Peter A.	Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.	Rep Courtney, Joe
Rep Costello, Jerry F.	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Cleaver, Emanuel
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Welch, Peter	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Sutton, Betty
Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Castor, Kathy	Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Braley, Bruce L.
Rep Boucher, Rick	Rep Barrow, John	Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.	Rep Towns, Edolphus
Rep Spratt, John M., Jr.	Rep Oberstar, James L.	Rep Miller, George	Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A.
Rep Dingell, John D.	Rep Edwards, Chet	Rep Stupak, Bart	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete
Rep Space, Zachary T.	Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.
Rep Murphy, Christopher S.	Rep McNerney, Jerry	Rep Massa, Eric J. J.	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.
Rep Green, Gene	Rep Gordon, Bart	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Van Hollen, Chris
Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D.	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Reyes, Silvestre
Rep Price, David E.	Rep Pomeroy, Earl	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Peters, Gary C.
Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Pastor, Ed	Rep Nye, Glenn C., III	Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch
Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.	Rep Thompson, Mike	Rep Teague, Harry
Rep Tauscher, Ellen O.	Rep Speier, Jackie	Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol
Rep Sestak, Joe	Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Scott, David	Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.
Rep Sarbanes, John P.	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Moore, Gwen
Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.	Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Hoyer, Steny H.
Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Higgins, Brian	Rep Heinrich, Martin
Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Kildee, Dale E.
Rep Larsen, Rick	Rep Larson, John B.	Rep Moore, Dennis	Rep Miller, Brad
Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Meek, Kendrick B.	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep Marshall, Jim
Rep Lynch, Stephen F.	Rep Lofgren, Zoe	Rep Loebsack, David	Rep Lipinski, Daniel
Rep Lewis, John	Rep Giffords, Gabrielle

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-26		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
2009-03-31		Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2009-02-25		Referred to House Armed Services
2009-02-25		Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2009-02-25		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-02-25		Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB491 (Related) 2009-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2565)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN01203:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1203ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr1203ih.pdf