Don Bacon (R-NE)
Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 4 Democratic cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In committee
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The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act of 2025," aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It specifically targets the amount excluded from gross income regarding distributions from governmental retirement plans. The change focuses on health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers. By increasing this exclusion, the bill provides financial relief to these individuals. The new rules would take effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +5
Would people over 65 be better off under this?
The bill increases the amount of retirement distributions that can be used for health and long-term care without being taxed.
- Scored +5
Would retired people be better off under this?
The bill doubles the exclusion amount for health and long-term care insurance distributions from retirement plans.
- Scored +5
Does this cut taxes for middle-income families?
The bill increases the tax exclusion for health and long-term care insurance distributions for public safety officers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Tax Exclusion for Public Safety Officers: This provision increases the amount excluded from gross income from $3,000 to $6,000 for distributions used for health and long-term care insurance. This would provide more financial protection for public safety officers using their governmental retirement plans (Section 2(a)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would retired people be better off under this? — The bill doubles the exclusion amount for health and long-term care insurance distributions from retirement plans. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill increases the amount of retirement distributions that can be used for health and long-term care without being taxed. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — The bill offers increased tax-free income for public safety officers' health and long-term care costs. Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill provides financial support for the long-term care and health insurance needs of public safety personnel.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this cut taxes for middle-income families? — The bill increases the tax exclusion for health and long-term care insurance distributions for public safety officers.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this strengthen Social Security? — The bill enhances the value of governmental retirement plan distributions for health and long-term care purposes.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill provides greater tax relief for public safety officers to afford health and long-term care insurance.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill provides increased financial relief for the healthcare and long-s-term care needs of public safety retirees.
- 7/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/18/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/21/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/20/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York
Ryan MackenzieRepublican · Pennsylvania
Christopher SmithRepublican · New Jersey
Kim SchrierDemocrat · Washington
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia