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5/21/2009--Introduced.Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from an employee's gross income employer-provided accident and health plan benefits extended to a domestic partner or non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiary eligible to receive such benefits under an employer plan (i.e., "eligible beneficiary"); (2) exempt such benefits paid to eligible beneficiaries from applicable employment and unemployment taxes; (3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of their eligible beneficiaries; (4) allow tax-exempt volutary employees' beneficiary associations to provide sick and accident benefits to the domestic partners and non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiaries of their members; and (5) allow reimbursement of the medical expenses of an eligible beneficiary from a health savings account (HSA). Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide guidance relating to reimbursements from a flexible spending arrangement and a health reimbursement arrangement attributable to an eligible beneficiary as defined by this Act.

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Patty Murray [D, WA] 3512 N00007876 11129 Democrat 202-224-2621 Roman Catholic WA Patty Murray 4.36764705882353 http://murray.senate.gov/ S000033 1941-09-08 3930 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://sanders.senate.gov/comments/ 202-228-0776 Bernard 'vt':5 'sen':1 'berni':8 'sander':3,7,10 'bernard':2,6,9 M 400357 Sanders Bernard_Sanders Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] 1831 Bernie N00000528 9724 Independent 202-224-5141 Jewish VT Bernie Bernard Sanders 6.79245283018868 http://sanders.senate.gov/ SenatorSanders W000802 5051 502 Hart Senate Office Building http://whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6362 Sheldon 'd':4 'ri':5 'sen':1 'sheldon':2,6,8 'whitehous':3,7,9 M 412247 Whitehouse Sheldon_Whitehouse Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] 2198 N00027533 9102 Democrat 202-224-2921 RI Sheldon Whitehouse 4.09090909090909 http://whitehouse.senate.gov/ SenatorWhitehouse action 57861 1242878400 Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 196345 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. introduced 57861 1242878400 Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 196344