H.R. 1398: Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-27 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

Plain summary

Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 This bill delays reimposition of the annual fee on health insurers until 2022. Under current law, the annual fee for a health insurer is calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding year. The fee is suspended for 2019 (i.e., there is no fee based on premiums from 2018); reimposition is scheduled for 2020.

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Official text

Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] · 170 cosponsors

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Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ron Estes (R-KS), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Susie Lee (D-NV), David Rouzer (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), James Comer (R-KY), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX) and 110 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1398.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1398 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116