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H.R. 1231: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

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H.R. 1231: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-12 · Taxation · Latest: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-585, Part I.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-585, Part I. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

Plain summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit: (1) Federal civilian and military retirees to pay Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis; and (2) a deduction (available to itemizers and nonitemizers) for TRICARE supplemental premiums and enrollment fees. Sets an implementation deadline of the first open enrollment period beginning not less than 90 days following enactment.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · 342 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1231, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (2004-08-31); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1231, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (2004-08-31)

Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and 282 more.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1231 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108