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HR 9160 117th Congress House Taxation

Healthcare Freedom Act of 2022

Introduced: October 7, 2022 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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Healthcare Freedom Act of 2022

This bill expands the availability of health savings accounts. It renames such accounts as health freedom accounts and allows all individuals to receive increased tax deductions for contributions to such accounts. The term qualified medical expenses is expanded to include costs associated with direct primary care, health care sharing ministries, and medical cost sharing organizations.

The bill also excludes employer contributions to health freedom accounts from employee gross income for income tax purposes.

What's happening now October 7, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 7
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Nov 16, 2022
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Oct 7, 2022
Hice, Jody
· Oct 7, 2022
Lamborn, Doug
· Oct 7, 2022
Lesko, Debbie
· Oct 7, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Oct 7, 2022
Taylor, Van
· Oct 7, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Oct 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9160: Healthcare Freedom Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9160/
MLA
"H.R. 9160: Healthcare Freedom Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9160/.
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H.R. 9160, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9160/.
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[H.R. 9160: Healthcare Freedom Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9160/)
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