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S 503 116th Congress Senate Taxation Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Income tax exclusion Inflation and prices

Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019

This bill modifies the tax exclusion for distributions from health flexible spending arrangements provided to employees under a cafeteria plan to (1) increase the annual limit on employee salary reduction contributions to $5,000, with an additional $500 for each additional employee dependent above two dependents that has not been taken into account by another person for the year; (2) revise the adjustment for inflation after 2019; and (3) allow a carryforward into the next year for unused amounts in such plans.

What's happening now February 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1366 Related bill Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Feb 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 503: Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-503/
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"S. 503: Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-503/.
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