US Congress House Bill 3508 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 38-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-07-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Healthy Savings Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to allow: (1) spouses to make increased catch-up contributions to a single HSA; (2) Medicare Part A beneficiaries to establish and contribute to an HSA; (3) veterans eligible for service-connected disability benefits and individuals eligible for Indian health service assistance to establish an HSA; (4) HSAs to incorporate flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements; (5) the use of HSAs to purchase health insurance; (6) payment of certain medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA; and (7) payments from an HSA for prescription and over-the-counter drugs that aid in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Allows Medicare beneficiaries participating in a Medicare Advantage medical savings account (MSA) to exclude from gross income payments made to their MSAs. Treats as medical care for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses certain exercise equipment and physical fitness programs and certain nutritional and dietary supplements.

Healthy Savings Act of 2009

Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite [R-FL]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Charles Djou [R-HI]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-31		Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

HB3610 (Related) 2009-09-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3508/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3508/BILLS-111hr3508ih.pdf