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COVID–19 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Distribution Act

Introduced: August 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 11, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Distribution Act

This bill allows a one-time distribution of amounts in a flexible spending arrangement in plan years 2020, 2021, and any plan year during a calendar year in which the President declares a national emergency with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019)

What's happening now August 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 30, 2020
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Aug 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7997: COVID–19 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Distribution Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7997/
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"H.R. 7997: COVID–19 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Distribution Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7997/.
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H.R. 7997, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7997/.
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