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HR 7149 116th Congress House Taxation Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special disposition rules for unused benefits in flexible spending arrangements of individuals for calendar year 2020.

Introduced: July 29, 2020 Introduced by: Palmer, Gary J. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Jun 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires flexible spending arrangements established for 2020 to provide for the rollover of unused benefits or contributions to 2021. It also permits plan participants to modify their election amount and extends the grace period for the 2020 plan year to 12 months after the end of such plan year.

What's happening now June 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 7
Brooks, Mo
· Jul 29, 2020
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 20, 2020
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Jun 18, 2020
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jun 18, 2020
Palazzo, Steven
· Jun 18, 2020
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 11, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jun 11, 2020
Cook, Paul
· Jun 11, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Jun 11, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· Jun 11, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2020
Stewart, Chris
· Jun 11, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Jun 11, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jun 11, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7149: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special disposition rules for unused benefits in flexible spending arrangements of individuals for calendar year 2020.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7149/
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"H.R. 7149: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special disposition rules for unused benefits in flexible spending arrangements of individuals for calendar year 2020.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7149/.
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H.R. 7149, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7149/.
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