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Health Savings Account Availability Act

Introduced: June 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.
Jun 25, 2003
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 108-177.
Jun 19, 2003
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
Jun 19, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Health Savings Account Availability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction to individuals (both itemizers and nonitemizers) in high deductible health plans for contributions to health savings accounts. Limits monthly contributions to an account to one-twelfth of the annual deductible. Defines a high deductible plan and a health savings account.

States that a plan or other arrangement shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan solely because qualified benefits under such plan include a health flexible spending arrangement under which not more than $500 of unused health benefits may be: (1) carried forward to the succeeding plan year of such health flexible spending arrangement; or (2) contributed on behalf of an employee to a qualified retirement plan, an eligible deferred compensation plan, or a health savings account.

What's happening now June 25, 2003

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 5, 2003
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2351: Health Savings Account Availability Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2351/
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"H.R. 2351: Health Savings Account Availability Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2351/.
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H.R. 2351, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2351/.
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