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HR 2974 111th Congress House Taxation Health care costs and insurance Income tax deductions Veterans' medical care

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals eligible for veterans health benefits to contribute to health savings accounts.

Introduced: June 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that individual taxpayers who receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) periodic health care or medical services shall not be disqualified from making tax deductible contributions to health savings accounts.

What's happening now June 19, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 31, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 31, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2974: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals eligible for veterans health benefits to contribute to health savings accounts.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2974/
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"H.R. 2974: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals eligible for veterans health benefits to contribute to health savings accounts.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2974/.
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H.R. 2974, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2974/.
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