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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1