Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017
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S 1978 — Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017This bill suspends the annual fee imposed on health-insurance providers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for 2019 and makes the fee tax-deductible beginning in 2020.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html October 18, 2017
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The bill delays the annual fee on health insurance providers until 2019 and makes the fee non-deductible for tax purposes.
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Section 9010(j) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
December 31, 2017→ December 31, 2019This change postpones the application of the health insurance providers' annual fee by two years.
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Section 9010(f)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
shall be considered→ shall not be consideredThis change makes the annual fee on health insurance providers not deductible for tax purposes.
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Heidi Heitkamp · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Heitkamp, Heidi Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 546 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 1978 do?
- Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017This bill suspends the annual fee imposed on health-insurance providers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for 2019 and makes the fee tax-deductible beginning in 2020.
- Who sponsors S 1978?
- S 1978 is sponsored by Heitkamp, Heidi (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 1978?
- This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track S 1978?
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