[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 546 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 546

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 100 
  percent of the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 1999

  Mr. Dorgan 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 allow a deduction for 100 
  percent of the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Insurance Cost Tax Equity Act 
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FULL DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF-EMPLOYED 
              INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 162(l)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to special rules for health insurance costs of self-
employed individuals) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Allowance of deduction.--In the case of an individual 
        who is an employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1), 
        there shall be allowed as a deduction under this section an 
        amount equal to the amount paid during the taxable year for 
        insurance which constitutes medical care for the taxpayer, the 
        taxpayer's spouse, and dependents.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998.
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