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HR 2529 112th Congress House Taxation Appropriations Health care costs and insurance Income tax deductions Prescription drugs

Restoring Access to Medication Act

Introduced: July 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jul 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Jul 14, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Access to Medication Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that limited payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin.

Rescinds appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to be equal to the reduction in tax revenues resulting from the repeal in this Act. Requires the Director to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress the accounts and amounts identified for rescission. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Social Security Administration (SSA).

What's happening now July 20, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10