US SB172 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 28-4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] |
| Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] |
| Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] |
| Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] |
| Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] |
| Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE] | Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] |
| Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] |
| Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] |
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1398 (Related) 2019-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB3001 (Related) 2019-12-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB3001 (Related) 2019-12-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/172/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s172/BILLS-116s172is.pdf |
