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H.R.2433
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr.(introduced 7/1/1999)
Latest Major Action: 7/21/1999 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of a refund for use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in providing catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
7/1/1999:
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
7/1/1999:
Referred to House Ways and Means
7/6/1999:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
7/1/1999:
Referred to House Commerce
7/21/1999:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(11), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Barrett, Thomas M. - 8/5/1999 Rep Coburn, Tom A. - 11/2/2000
Rep Condit, Gary A. - 7/1/1999 Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud) Jr. - 7/1/1999
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. - 9/24/1999 Rep Moran, James P. - 7/1/1999
Rep Pastor, Ed - 8/5/1999 Rep Phelps, David D. - 8/5/1999
Rep Sandlin, Max - 9/24/1999 Rep Shows, Ronnie - 7/1/1999
Rep Sisisky, Norman - 7/1/1999

SUMMARY AS OF:
7/1/1999--Introduced.

Help for America's Uninsured Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual to designate a portion of any tax overpayment to be paid into the Health Coverage for the Uninsured Trust Fund. Establishes such Trust Fund. Permits expenditures from such fund only to carry out a program which provides health coverage for catastrophic illnesses and injuries of individuals who otherwise have no health coverage.