[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 111 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 111

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent, and to 
increase to 100 percent, the deduction of self-employed individuals for 
                        health insurance costs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 1995

  Mr. Daschle (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Glenn, Mr. 
  Harkin, Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Pryor) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent, and to 
increase to 100 percent, the deduction of self-employed individuals for 
                        health insurance costs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF- EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Deduction Made Permanent.--
            (1) In general.--Section 162(l) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals) is amended by striking 
        paragraph (6).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.
        (b) Increase in Amount of Deduction.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 162(l) of such 
        Code is amended by striking ``25 percent of''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.
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