Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-4897
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-29
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

First responders and emergency personnel

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Income tax exclusion

Law enforcement officers

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Religion
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $3,000 to $6,000 the amount excludible from the gross income of public safety officers for distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance. </p> <p><strong></strong></p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4897 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 29, 2019 Mr. Lipinski 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 increase the amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act . 2. Increase in amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 402(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $3,000 and inserting $6,000 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to distributions in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.