Youth Parity Act

Bill: 114-hr-3184
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2015-07-23
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Income tax deductions

Tax treatment of families
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Youth Parity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to&nbsp;allow the medical expenses of dependents who have not attained the age of 26 years before the close of the&nbsp;calendar year to be paid from a health savings account.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3184 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2015 Mrs. Lawrence 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 permit the medical expenses of dependents who have not attained age 26 to be paid from a health savings account.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Youth Parity Act . 2. Medical expenses of dependents who have not attained age 26 permitted to be paid from health savings accounts (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified medical expenses) is amended by inserting and determined by substituting age of 26 for age of 19 in subsection (c)(3)(A)(i) thereof before ) of such individual . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid from health savings accounts after the date of the enactment of this Act.