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Tax-Free Healthcare Savings, Access, and Portability Act

Introduced: June 9, 2006 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jun 9, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 9, 2006
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax-Free Healthcare Savings, Access, and Portability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow premiums for high deductible health insurance coverage to be paid from health savings accounts; (2) increase the contribution limits for such accounts; (3) permit rollovers to health savings accounts from health reimbursement arrangements; (4) exempt employers from health savings account contribution requirements in the case of certain acutely or chronically ill employees; (5) allow a new tax deduction for premiums paid for high deductible health insurance coverage; (6) allow a tax credit for employment taxes paid with respect to premiums for high deductible health plans and contributions to health savings accounts; and (7) provide tax incentives for health saving account insurance portability.

What's happening now June 9, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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