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HR 1185 114th Congress House

Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the opportunity for responsible health savings to all American families.

Introduced: May 3, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax exclusionInflation and prices
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 27, 2015
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 Latest action February 27, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for distributions from health flexible spending arrangements, to: (1) increase to $5,000, with an additional $500 for each additional employee dependent above two dependents, the maximum annual amount of funding for such plans, and (2) allow a carryforward into the next year for unused amounts in such plans.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1185: Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1185/
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"H.R. 1185: Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1185/.
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H.R. 1185, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1185/.
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