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H.R. 2898 117th Congress House

Homecare for Seniors Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses.

Introduced: May 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
Taxation AgingBank accounts, deposits, capitalHealth care costs and insuranceHealth promotion and preventive care
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Home and outpatient careIncome tax exclusion
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 means 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1399 Homecare for Seniors Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 16 Republican 14
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Nov 3, 2022
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Flood, Mike
Nebraska · Oct 7, 2022
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 7, 2022
LaTurner, Jake
· Sep 29, 2022
Bustos, Cheri
· May 10, 2022
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Feb 3, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 14, 2021
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 30, 2021
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 12, 2021
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 12, 2021
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Oct 21, 2021
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Aug 13, 2021
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Aug 10, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Jul 16, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 16, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 29, 2021
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 28, 2021
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Kim, Young
California · Jun 11, 2021
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 4, 2021
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 28, 2021
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Huffman, Jared
California · May 28, 2021
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 20, 2021
Hagedorn, Jim
· May 20, 2021
Newman, Marie
· May 20, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Apr 28, 2021
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Apr 28, 2021
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Apr 28, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Apr 28, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2021
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Apr 28, 2021
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Apr 28, 2021
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Apr 28, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Apr 28, 2021
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 28, 2021
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 28, 2021
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 28, 2021
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 28, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· Apr 28, 2021
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 28, 2021
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2898: Homecare for Seniors Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2898/
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"H.R. 2898: Homecare for Seniors Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2898/.
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H.R. 2898, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2898/.
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