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S. 2698 114th Congress Senate

Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain health arrangements from the excise tax on employer-sponsored health coverage.

Introduced: March 16, 2016 Introduced by: John Thune Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceSales and excise taxesWages and earnings
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 16, 2016
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 Latest action March 16, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on excess benefit employer-sponsored health care plans any amounts contributed to an Archer medical savings plan, a tax-exempt health savings account, or a health flexible spending arrangement by an employee or an employer through salary reduction contributions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4832 Health Savings Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Mar 16, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2698: Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2698/
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"S. 2698: Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2698/.
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