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HR 3006 114th Congress House

Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth personnelIncome tax deductions
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Jul 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 9, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to:

  • eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan;
  • increase the maximum contribution amount to an HSA;
  • permit both spouses in an HSA to make catch-up contributions to the same account;
  • allow the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and long-term care insurance premiums;
  • treat fees paid in advance for the right to receive medical services as a deductible medical expense;
  • permit Medicare recipients to participate in HSAs;
  • repeal the restriction on payments from HSAs for nonprescription drugs;
  • repeal the additional tax on distributions from HSAs and Archer Medical Savings Accounts; and
  • repeal the $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.
 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 1169 Related bill Health Savings Account Act
  • HR 1270 Related bill Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016
  • HR 1547 Related bill Family Health Care Flexibility Act
  • S 709 Related bill Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015
  • S 836 Related bill Family Health Care Flexibility Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jul 22, 2015
Sanford, Mark
· Jul 21, 2015
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jul 21, 2015
Pittenger, Robert
· Jul 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3006: Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3006/
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"H.R. 3006: Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3006/.
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