United States · Bill · S
S. 728 (113th)
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013
Introduced
15 April 2013
Last action
15 April 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
10 January 2026
Summary
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from an employee's gross income employer-provided accident and health plan benefits extended to a domestic partner or non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiary eligible to receive such benefits under an employer plan (i.e., "eligible beneficiary"); (2) exempt such benefits paid to eligible beneficiaries from otherwise applicable employment and unemployment taxes; (3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of their eligible beneficiaries; (4) allow tax-exempt voluntary employees' beneficiary associations to provide sick and accident benefits to the domestic partners and non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiaries of their members; (5) allow reimbursement of the medical expenses of an eligible beneficiary from a health savings account (HSA); and (6) extend tax-exempt medical benefits to the eligible beneficiaries of retired employees Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide guidance relating to reimbursements from a flexible spending arrangement and a health reimbursement arrangement attributable to an eligible beneficiary as defined by this Act.
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Timeline
15 April 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
15 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 April 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/728
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/728
- us · 113-s-728 · source updated 10 January 2026