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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums.

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Introduced:
Jan 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Taxation

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Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Introduced in House - Jan 3, 2025 00
<p>This bill provides a tax deduction for health insurance premiums paid to provide medical insurance coverage for an individual, the individual’s spouse, and the individual’s dependents. Under the bill, the tax deduction may be claimed as an adjustment to income (also known as an above-the-line tax deduction), which does not require the individual to itemize deductions.&nbsp;</p>

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 3, 2025

Subjects (3)

Health care costs and insurance Income tax deductions Taxation (Policy Area)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Jan 3, 2025

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Length: 2,477 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Jan 3, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:28 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 111 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 111

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line
deduction for health insurance premiums.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line
deduction for health insurance premiums.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating
section 224 as
as
section 225 and by inserting after
section 223 the following new section: ``
section:

``
SEC. 224.

``In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a
deduction for the taxable year amounts paid by the taxpayer for
insurance which constitutes medical care (as defined in
section 213 (d) ) for the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents.
(d) )
for the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents. No amount
allowed as a deduction under the preceding sentence shall be taken into
account in determining any deduction or credit otherwise allowable to
the taxpayer (or any other taxpayer) under this chapter.''.

(b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Individual Itemizes Other
Deductions.--Subsection

(a) of
section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting before the last sentence at the end the following new paragraph: `` (22) Deduction for health insurance premiums.
inserting before the last sentence at the end the following new
paragraph:
``

(22) Deduction for health insurance premiums.--The
deduction allowed by
section 224.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by redesignating the
item relating to
section 224 as an item relating to
section 225 and by inserting after the item relating to
inserting after the item relating to
section 223 the following new item: ``
item:

``
Sec. 224.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
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