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HR 1575 115th Congress House

Addiction Recovery through Family Health Accounts Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the family members with respect to whom treatment for alcohol and drug addiction is treated as a qualified… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the family members with respect to whom treatment for alcohol and drug addiction is treated as a qualified medical expense for purposes of health reimbursement arrangements, health flexible spending arrangements, and health savings accounts.

Introduced: June 29, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Drug, alcohol, tobacco useEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusion
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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.
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Addiction Recovery through Family Health Accounts Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit taxpayers to use tax-favored health reimbursement arrangements, health flexible spending arrangements, health savings accounts, and Archer medical savings accounts to pay for alcohol and drug addiction treatments for specified family members as if the expenses were incurred for a dependent.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 1
Rothfus, Keith
· Feb 7, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 11, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 26, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 10, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1575: Addiction Recovery through Family Health Accounts Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1575/
MLA
"H.R. 1575: Addiction Recovery through Family Health Accounts Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1575/.
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H.R. 1575, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1575/.
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[H.R. 1575: Addiction Recovery through Family Health Accounts Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1575/)
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