H.R. 6961 · 110th Congress
Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Servants Act of 2008
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Crowley
- Introduced
- 2008-09-18
- Latest action
- 2008-09-18 · Introduced in House
Summary
Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Servants Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend eligibility for tax-free distributions from governmental employee benefit plans for health and long-term care insurance to any retired state or local public employee (currently, limited to retired public safety officers); (2) provide for a tax deduction of such distributions rather than an exclusion from gross income; (3) allow nonitemizing taxpayers to claim such tax deduction; and (4) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the $3,000 distribution limit beginning after 2009.