United States · Bill · S
S. 1160 (109th)
Legal Services Benefit Act of 2005
Introduced
26 May 2005
Last action
26 May 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Charles Schumer, Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Legal Services Benefit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restore, increase, and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans.
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Timeline
26 May 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
26 May 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 26 May 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 May 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 May 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 May 2005
Sponsors
- Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1160
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1160
- us · 109-s-1160 · source updated 15 August 2025