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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the small employer health insurance credit.

USA115th CongressS-1254| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Debbie Stabenow

Debbie Stabenow

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (4)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Health Care for Small Business Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the employee health insurance expenses of small employers, to: (1) repeal the two-year limit on the credit period to permit certain small employers to be eligible for the credit in any year, (2) replace the formula for the phaseout of the credit based on the number of employees and average annual wages with a new phaseout formula based only on average annual wages, (3) permit certain employers that have no more than 50 employees (25 under current law) to be eligible for the credit, (4) modify the limit on the average annual wages of an eligible small employer, and (5) provide for a cost-of-living adjustment after 2017.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax creditsInflation and pricesSmall businessWages and earnings

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the small employer health insurance credit.

USA115th CongressS-1254| Senate 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Health Care for Small Business Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the employee health insurance expenses of small employers, to: (1) repeal the two-year limit on the credit period to permit certain small employers to be eligible for the credit in any year, (2) replace the formula for the phaseout of the credit based on the number of employees and average annual wages with a new phaseout formula based only on average annual wages, (3) permit certain employers that have no more than 50 employees (25 under current law) to be eligible for the credit, (4) modify the limit on the average annual wages of an eligible small employer, and (5) provide for a cost-of-living adjustment after 2017.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 25, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Debbie Stabenow

Debbie Stabenow

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (4)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax creditsInflation and pricesSmall businessWages and earnings