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HR 5554 113th Congress House

Helping Wounded Warriors Cover Medical Expenses Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit distributions from 529 accounts for medical expenses of account owners who are veterans with disability ratings of greater than 50 percent.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
Taxation Disability and paralysisHealth care costs and insuranceHigher educationIncome tax exclusion
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Student aid and college costsVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 18, 2014
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 Latest action September 18, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Wounded Warriors Cover Medical Expenses Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow tax-free distributions from a qualified tuition program account (529 tuition plans) for payment of the medical expenses of veterans with disability ratings of more than 50%; and (2) exclude such distributions from gross income, for income tax purposes.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5554: Helping Wounded Warriors Cover Medical Expenses Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5554/
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"H.R. 5554: Helping Wounded Warriors Cover Medical Expenses Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5554/.
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H.R. 5554, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5554/.
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