Helping Veterans Save for Health Care Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2514
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2015-05-21
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Health care costs and insurance

Income tax deductions

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Helping Veterans Save for Health Care Act of 2015 </strong></p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to&nbsp;provide that a veteran receiving hospital care or medical services for a service-connected disabililty is not disqualified from participating in or contributing to a tax-preferred health savings account. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2514 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2015 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Babin , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Olson , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Rush , Mr. Takai , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Zinke , Ms. McSally , and Mr. Sablan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving medical care for service-connected disabilities under programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Veterans Save for Health Care Act of 2015 . 2. Veterans not disqualified from health savings account by reason of receiving medical care for service-connected disabilities under programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 223(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Special rule for individuals eligible for certain veterans benefits An individual shall not fail to be treated as an eligible individual for any period merely because the individual receives hospital care or medical services under any law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a service-connected disability (within the meaning of section 101(16) of title 38, United States Code). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.