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HR 614 106th Congress House

Medical Savings Account Effectiveness Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of medical savings accounts.

Introduced: July 26, 1999 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee health benefitsFlexible benefit plansHealthHealth insurance
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Income taxLabor and EmploymentMedical savings accountsPersonal income taxTax deductionsTax exclusion
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 8, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Savings Account Effectiveness Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to medical savings accounts to: (1) repeal the limitation on the number of accounts; (2) make all employers (currently limited to small employers) eligible to offer accounts; (3) increase contribution deduction amounts; (4) permit employer and employee contributions; (5) reduce high deductible health plan deductibles; and (6) permit accounts to be offered under cafeteria plans.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 1
Toomey, Patrick
· Jul 26, 1999
OSE, DOUG
· Jul 14, 1999
LUCAS, KEN
· Jun 23, 1999
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 10, 1999
BALLENGER, CASS
· Feb 23, 1999
SMITH, NICK
· Feb 23, 1999
CRANE, PHILIP
· Feb 8, 1999
GOSS, PORTER
· Feb 8, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 8, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 614: Medical Savings Account Effectiveness Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-614/
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"H.R. 614: Medical Savings Account Effectiveness Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-614/.
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H.R. 614, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-614/.
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