HR 247
115th Congress
House
Taxation
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017
Introduced: January 4, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to:
- increase the maximum contribution amounts,
- permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and direct primary care expenses,
- repeal the restriction on using HSAs for over-the-counter medications,
- eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan, and
- decrease the additional tax for HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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