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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 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 22, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 22, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 4, 1997
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 22, 1997
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 22, 1997
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 22, 1997
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 22, 1997
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 22, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1743: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1743/
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"H.R. 1743: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1743/.
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H.R. 1743, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1743/.
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[H.R. 1743: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1743/)
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