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HR 1248 113th Congress House

Family Health Care Flexibility Act

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits.

Introduced: November 12, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Digestive and metabolic diseasesEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insurancePrescription drugs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 19, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 9, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Health Care Flexibility Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only (thus allowing payments for over-the-counter medications); and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1558 Related bill Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013
  • S 1647 Related bill Restoring Access to Medication Act
  • S 610 Identical bill Family Health Care Flexibility Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Republican 12
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Nov 19, 2013
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 12, 2013
Kline, John
· Nov 12, 2013
Rothfus, Keith
· Sep 12, 2013
TERRY, LEE
· Jul 9, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jun 4, 2013
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jun 4, 2013
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 7, 2013
Holding, George
· Apr 23, 2013
PETRI, TOM
· Apr 9, 2013
Renacci, James
· Apr 9, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Apr 9, 2013
Alexander, Rodney
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Mar 19, 2013
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 19, 2013
Boustany, Charles
· Mar 19, 2013
Broun, Paul
· Mar 19, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· Mar 19, 2013
Collins, Chris
· Mar 19, 2013
Conaway, K.
· Mar 19, 2013
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Mar 19, 2013
Gerlach, Jim
· Mar 19, 2013
Gibbs, Bob
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 19, 2013
Harper, Gregg
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 19, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Mar 19, 2013
LATHAM, TOM
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 19, 2013
Long, Billy
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 19, 2013
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Mar 19, 2013
Roe, David
· Mar 19, 2013
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 19, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 19, 2013
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Mar 19, 2013
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Mar 19, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Mar 19, 2013
Yoder, Kevin
· Mar 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1248: Family Health Care Flexibility Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1248/
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"H.R. 1248: Family Health Care Flexibility Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1248/.
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H.R. 1248, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1248/.
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