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HR 3819 112th Congress House

Health Freedom for Seniors Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account.

Introduced: July 10, 2012 Introduced by: Huizenga, Bill Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax exclusion
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 24, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 24, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Freedom for Seniors Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-free transfers of required distributions after age 70 1/2 from an individual retirement account (IRA) and other tax-exempt retirement accounts to a health savings account.  Exempts such transfers from the excise tax on excess contributions to tax-favored accounts and annuities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 1
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jul 10, 2012
Fleming, John
· Jun 28, 2012
Graves, Tom
· Jun 28, 2012
Neugebauer, Randy
· Jun 28, 2012
BURTON, DAN
· Feb 7, 2012
PAUL, RON
· Feb 7, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3819: Health Freedom for Seniors Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3819/
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"H.R. 3819: Health Freedom for Seniors Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3819/.
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H.R. 3819, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3819/.
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