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S. 491 (111th)

Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act

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Introduced

26 February 2009

Last action

26 February 2009 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2565)

Sponsors

Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence, Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Defence · Taxation

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Summary

Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit: (1) federal civilian and military retirees to pay Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis (i.e., exclude premiums from gross income); and (2) a tax deduction (available to itemizers and nonitemizers) for TRICARE supplemental premiums or enrollment fees. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the option of paying FEHBP and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis is available to federal civilian and military retirees for the first open enrollment period beginning not less than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 26 February 2009

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2565)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 February 2009

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2565)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 February 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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