US HB3006 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan; increase the maximum contribution amount to an HSA; permit both spouses in an HSA to make catch-up contributions to the same account; allow the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and long-term care insurance premiums; treat fees paid in advance for the right to receive medical services as a deductible medical expense; permit Medicare recipients to participate in HSAs; repeal the restriction on payments from HSAs for nonprescription drugs; repeal the additional tax on distributions from HSAs and Archer Medical Savings Accounts; and repeal the $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.
Title
Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015
Sponsors
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA] | Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH] | Rep. David Roe [R-TN] | Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC] |
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM] | Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI] | Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA] | Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC] |
Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-07-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
2015-07-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB1169 (Related) 2015-02-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB1270 (Related) 2016-07-11 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.
HB1547 (Related) 2015-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB709 (Related) 2015-03-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB836 (Related) 2015-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB1270 (Related) 2016-07-11 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.
HB1547 (Related) 2015-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB709 (Related) 2015-03-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB836 (Related) 2015-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Taxation
Wages and earnings
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Taxation
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3006/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3006/BILLS-114hr3006ih.pdf |