US Congress House Bill 1547 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Family Health Care Flexibility Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending and reimbursement arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only (thus allowing payments for over-the-counter medications); and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.

Family Health Care Flexibility Act

Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Mimi Walters [R-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-03-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2015-03-23	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1835)
2015-03-23	House	Introduced in House

SB836 (Same As) 2015-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB3006 (Related) 2015-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1547/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1547/BILLS-114hr1547ih.pdf