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<dc:title>114 HR 879 IH: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans’ Health Plans Act</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2015-02-11</dc:date>
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<congress>114th CONGRESS</congress>
<session>1st Session</session>
<legis-num>H. R. 879</legis-num> 
<current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber> 
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<action-date date="20150211">February 11, 2015</action-date> 
<action-desc><sponsor name-id="G000570">Mr. Guinta</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HWM00">Committee on Ways and Means</committee-name></action-desc>
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<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type> 
<official-title>To repeal the <quote>Cadillac Tax</quote> on middle class Americans’ health plans.</official-title> 
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<section id="HFDB8AD141453411584D3C7BE300D9DD9" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans’ Health Plans Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HF3DCB55CA8EE4B6C8B6BC15FD1189E01" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Repeal of the tax on employee health insurance premiums and health plan benefits and related reporting requirements</header> <subsection id="H5FEF3DE83ECC4D34A2E94BC2C9C84084"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Excise tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/43">Chapter 43</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 4980I.</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="H1F5F47605C27421091BB8250EDF1EF3E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6051(a) of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (12), by striking <quote>, and</quote> at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting a period, and by striking paragraph (14).</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA13738147B4947BC903594AA3C6E8BE5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for chapter 43 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 4980I.</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="HCFCE2EC9F5BA4A24B0C819E46FF1A59C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective dates</header> 
<paragraph id="HCFAA3DC51F8245A9A2B3C2F87C6D3E42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided by paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9FA69C1D372433797ADF1B6707BB4B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2014.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> 
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