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HR 1004 112th Congress House Taxation Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Income tax exclusion

Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2011

Introduced: November 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 363.
Jun 5, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 112-515.
May 31, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 6.
May 31, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a distribution to a participant in a flexible spending arrangement (FSA) of FSA funds not used to reimburse medical expenses by the end of the plan year (currently, unspent funds must be forfeited). Limits the amount of such distribution to the lesser of: (1) $500; or (2) the excess of the salary reduction contributions to the FSA, over reimbursements for medical expenses for the plan year. Includes such distributions in the gross income of the FSA participant for income and employment tax purposes.

What's happening now June 5, 2012

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 363.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1404 Related bill Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2011
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 5 Republican 3
R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · May 7, 2012
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 19, 2012
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Mar 28, 2012
JOHNSON, SAM
· Mar 26, 2012
Black, Diane
· Feb 17, 2012
Nunes, Devin
· Feb 14, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 22, 2011
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Sep 13, 2011
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Sep 6, 2011
Austria, Steve
· May 31, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· May 23, 2011
Davis, Geoff
· May 10, 2011
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 3, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Apr 15, 2011
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 30, 2011
Reichert, David
· Mar 29, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 10, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Mar 10, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Mar 10, 2011
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 10, 2011
Paulsen, Erik
· Mar 10, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1004: Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1004/
MLA
"H.R. 1004: Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1004/.
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H.R. 1004, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1004/.
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