H.R. 1413 · 111th Congress
Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Servants Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Crowley
- Introduced
- 2009-03-10
- Latest action
- 2009-03-10 · Introduced in House
Summary
Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Servants Act of 2009 - 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.