To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.
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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 4339 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 51. Record Vote Number: 82.
March 14, 2008
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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 4339 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 51. Record Vote Number: 82.
March 14, 2008
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 4339 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 51. Record Vote Number: 82.
March 14, 2008
Amendment SA 4339 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 51. Record Vote Number: 82.
March 14, 2008
Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4339 proposed by Senator DeMint.(consideration: CR 3/14/2008 S2080-2081 text: CR 3/14/2008 S2080-2081)
March 13, 2008
Amendment SA 4339 proposed by Senator DeMint. (consideration: CR 3/14/2008 S2080-2081 text: CR 3/14/2008 S2080-2081) To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.
March 13, 2008
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
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Submitted
SA 4339. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR PROVIDING AN ABOVE THE LINE FEDERAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR INDIVIDUALS PURCHASING HEALTH INSURANCE OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution by the amounts provided by a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would provide an above the line Federal income tax deduction under section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for individuals who do not receive health insurance through an employer and who purchase such insurance on the private market, provided that such legislation would not increase taxes and would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018. ______