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HR 791 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Defense Health care costs and insurance Income tax exclusion Military medicine Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves

To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 17, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs each Secretary of the military department concerned to: (1) establish procedures to implement flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) for military health care and dependent care for active-duty military personnel on a pre-tax basis; and (2) consider life events of members of the Armed Forces that are unique to them, including changes relating to permanent changes of duty station and deployments to overseas contingency operations.

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress recommendations on the advisability of authorizing FSAs for members of the Selected Reserve.

What's happening now March 3, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 6 Republican 3
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 18, 2012
Conaway, K.
· Sep 22, 2011
Walz, Timothy
· Sep 22, 2011
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 26, 2011
Marino, Tom
· Jul 26, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 20, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 18, 2011
Chandler, Ben
· Jul 18, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 12, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Jul 12, 2011
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 8, 2011
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 31, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 17, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Feb 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 791: To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-791/
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"H.R. 791: To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-791/.
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H.R. 791, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-791/.
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