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HR 2878 116th Congress House Taxation Aging Bank accounts, deposits, capital Health care costs and insurance Health promotion and preventive care Home and outpatient care Income tax exclusion

Homecare for Seniors Act

Introduced: October 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 21, 2019
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Homecare for Seniors Act

This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used for qualified home care.

Qualified home care includes a contract to provide three or more of the following services in the residence of the service recipient

  • assistance with eating,
  • assistance with toileting,
  • assistance with transferring,
  • assistance with bathing,
  • assistance with dressing,
  • assistance with continence, and
  • medication adherence.

The Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from HSAs.

What's happening now May 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3261 Related bill Homecare for Seniors Act
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 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 5 Republican 9
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 16, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Oct 9, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Oct 2, 2020
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Oct 2, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Aug 4, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 19, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 19, 2020
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jan 27, 2020
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Dec 3, 2019
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Oct 8, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Jul 25, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 10, 2019
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 21, 2019
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 21, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· May 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2878: Homecare for Seniors Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2878/
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"H.R. 2878: Homecare for Seniors Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2878/.
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