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HR 5126 111th Congress House

Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2010

Official title: To repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to health savings accounts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 16, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessPrescription drugs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Apr 22, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 22, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Apr 22, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 22, 2010

Referred to House Energy and Commerce

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2010 - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) providing for: (1) an increased penalty for distributions from a health savings account or Archer medical savings account not used for qualified medical expenses; (2) a restriction of payments from health savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs or insulin; and (3) a $2,500 limitation on annual salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending arrangements under cafeteria plans.

Amends PPACA to treat a high deductible health plan as a qualified health plan for purposes of such Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5936 Related bill Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 16, 2010
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 29, 2010
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 29, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5126: Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5126/
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"H.R. 5126: Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5126/.
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H.R. 5126, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5126/.
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