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HR 1547 114th Congress House

Family Health Care Flexibility Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Introduced: March 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductionsWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 23, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1835)
Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Health Care Flexibility Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending and reimbursement 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 5
  • HR 3006 Related bill Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015
  • S 3251 Related bill Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016
  • HR 6019 Related bill Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016
  • S 3297 Related bill Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016
  • S 836 Identical bill Family Health Care Flexibility Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Apr 15, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Mar 24, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 23, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 23, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 23, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 23, 2015
Walters, Mimi
· Mar 23, 2015
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Mar 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1547: Family Health Care Flexibility Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1547/
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