HR 1743
105th Congress
House
Taxation
Commerce
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Medical savings accounts
Personal income tax
Small business
Tax deductions
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitations on medical savings accounts relating to the number of accounts and number of employees of an employer, and for other purposes.
Introduced: May 22, 1997
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Became law
May 22, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 22, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove limitations on the number of taxpayers who may have medical savings accounts. Amends provisions defining "eligible individual" to remove references to small employers. Makes the amendments of this Act effective as if they had been included in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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