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Introduced
03/27/2019
03/27/2019
In Committee
10/23/2019
10/23/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses. This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the use of health savings accounts (HSAs), medical savings accounts (MSAs), health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs), and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to pay for over-the-counter medical products and menstrual care products. Specifically, it repeals provisions of the Affordable Care Act that limited such accounts to only cover prescription drugs or insulin, and it allows the accounts to be used for the purchase of over-the-counter medications and menstrual care products like tampons, pads, and cups. The amendments made by this bill would apply to amounts paid or expenses incurred after December 31, 2019.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (14)
Ron Kind (D)*,
Cindy Axne (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Mike Kelly (R),
Darin LaHood (R),
Grace Meng (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Adrian Smith (R),
Jackie Walorski (R),
Susan Wild (D),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559. (on 12/18/2020)
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