HR 4349 · 101th Congress · Taxation

Medicare Tax Fairness Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-03-21· Sponsored by Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(1990-03-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Tax Fairness Act of 1990 - Amends the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare tax to all wages. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce employment taxes after December 31, 1990. Imposes a health insurance enhancement tax on a percentage of an individual's unearned income. Establishes the Health Insurance Enhancement Trust Fund to receive proceeds from the health insurance enhancement tax. States that such trust fund consists of: (1) the Low-Income Health Insurance Assistance Account, providing grants to States for programs assisting low-income individuals to obtain health insurance; and (2) the Catastrophic Health Insurance Reserve Account to carry out Federal catastrophic health insurance programs for elderly individuals.…

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Cosponsors (4)

4 Democrats