Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8032
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2020-08-14
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bankruptcy

Employee benefits and pensions

Health care costs and insurance

Income tax deductions

Marriage and family status

Prescription drugs

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Tax treatment of families

Temporary and part-time employment
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs). Specifically, the bill </p> <ul> <li>repeals the annual limitation on tax-deductible contributions to HSAs by plan participants and their employers;</li> <li>eliminates the requirement that an HSA participant must be enrolled in a high deductible health plan as a condition of eligibility;</li> <li>expands qualified medical expenses to include prescription and over-the-counter drugs;</li> <li>allows payments from HSAs for health insurance premiums;</li> <li>allows payment of medical expenses incurred prior to the establishment of an HSA and correction of administrative errors prior to the due date of an applicable tax return; </li> <li>allows a tax-free rollover of amounts in an HSA, upon the death of an account holder, to the account holder's child, parent, or grandparent; and </li> <li>extends bankruptcy protections to HSAs on the same basis as tax-preferred retirement plans. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8032 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 14, 2020 Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Perry , Mr. Balderson , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Harris , Mr. Yoho , and Mr. Roy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate limitations on contributions to health savings accounts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2020 . 2. Repeal of contribution limitations (a) In general Subsection (b) of section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (b) Denial of deduction to dependents No deduction shall be allowed under this section to any individual with respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such individual's taxable year begins. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 223(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by striking subsection (f)(5) and inserting subsection (f)(4) , and (B) by striking accepted— and all that follows and inserting accepted unless it is in cash. . (2) Subsection (f) of section 223 of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively. (3) Subsection (g) of section 223 of such Code is amended— (A) by striking subsections (b)(2) and (c)(2)(A) both places it appears and inserting subsection (c)(2)(A) , and (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins determined by substituting calendar year 2003 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. . (4) Section 26(b)(2) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking , 223(b)(8)(B)(i)(II), in subparagraph (S), and (B) by striking 223(f)(4) in subparagraph (U) and inserting 223(f)(3) . (5) Paragraph (1) of section 106(d) of such Code is amended by striking under an accident or health plan and all that follows and inserting under an accident or health plan. . (6) Subparagraph (C) of section 106(e)(4) of such Code is amended by striking 223(f)(5) and inserting 223(f)(4) . (7) Subparagraph (C) of section 408(d)(9) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking Limitations .— in the heading and all that follows through (ii) One-time transfer .— in clause (ii), and inserting One-time transfer .— , (B) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii) and moving such clauses 2 ems to the left, and (C) by striking subclause (II) in clause (i), as so redesignated, and inserting clause (ii) . (8) Section 4973 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (g) and by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Freedom from mandate (a) In general Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 2, is further amended by striking subsections (c) and (g) and by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (h) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection (a) of section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (a) Deduction allowed In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to the aggregate amount paid in cash during such taxable year by or on behalf of such individual to a health savings account of such individual. . (2) Subsection (c)(1)(A) of section 223 of such Code, as amended by section 2 and redesignated by subsection (a), is further amended by striking subsection (f)(4) and inserting subsection (e)(4) . (3) Subparagraph (U) of section 26(b)(2) of such Code, as amended by section 2, is further amended by striking section 223(f)(3) and inserting section 223(e)(3) . (4) Sections 35(g)(3), 220(f)(5)(A), 848(e)(1)(B)(v), 4973(a)(5), and 6051(a)(12) of such Code are each amended by striking section 223(d) each place it appears and inserting section 223(c) . (5) Section 106(d)(1) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking who is an eligible individual (as defined in section 223(c)(1)) , and (B) by striking section 223(d) and inserting section 223(c) . (6) Section 106(e) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4), (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Treatment as rollover contribution A qualified HSA distribution shall be treated as a rollover contribution described in section 223(e)(4). , and (C) by striking to any eligible individual covered under a high deductible health plan of the employer in paragraph (4)(B)(ii) (as so redesignated) and inserting to any employee with respect to whom a health savings account has been established . (7) Section 408(d)(9)(A) of such Code is amended by striking who is an eligible individual (as defined in section 223(c)) and . (8) Section 877A(g)(6) of such Code is amended by striking 223(f)(4) and inserting 223(e)(4) . (9) Section 4975 of such Code is amended— (A) in subsection (c)(6)— (i) by striking section 223(d) and inserting section 223(c) , and (ii) by striking section 223(e)(2) and inserting section 223(d)(2) , and (B) in subsection (e)(1)(E), by striking section 223(d) and inserting section 223(c) . (10) Subsection (b) of section 4980G of such Code is amended to read as follows: (b) Rules and requirements (1) In general An employer meets the requirements of this subsection for any calendar year if the employer makes available comparable contributions to the health savings accounts of all comparable participating employees for each coverage period during such calendar year. (2) Comparable contributions (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1), the term comparable contributions means contributions— (i) which are the same amount, or (ii) if the employees are covered by a health plan, which are the same percentage of the annual deductible limit under the plan covering the employees. (B) Part-year employees In the case of an employee who is employed by the employer for only a portion of the calendar year, a contribution to the health savings account of such employee shall be treated as comparable if it is an amount which bears the same ratio to the comparable amount (determined without regard to this subparagraph) as such portion bears to the entire calendar year. (3) Comparable participating employees For purposes of paragraph (1), the term comparable participating employees means all employees who are covered (if at all) under the same health plan of the employer and have the same category of coverage. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the categories of coverage are self-only and family coverage. (4) Part-time employees (A) In general Paragraph (3) shall be applied separately with respect to part-time employees and other employees. (B) Part-time employee For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term part-time employee means any employee who is customarily employed for fewer than 30 hours per week. . (11) Section 4980G(d) of such Code is amended by striking section 4980E and inserting this section . (12) Section 6693(a)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking section 223(h) and inserting section 223(f) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 4. Allowance of distributions for prescription and over-the-counter medicines and drugs (a) HSAs Paragraph (2)(A) of section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by section 3, is amended by adding at the end the following: The term qualified medical expenses shall include an amount paid for any prescription or over-the-counter medicine or drug. . (b) Archer MSAs Section 220(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking section 223(d)(2)(D) and inserting section 223(c)(2)(B) , and (2) by adding at the end the following: The term qualified medical expenses shall include an amount paid for any prescription or over-the-counter medicine or drug. . (c) Health flexible spending arrangements and health reimbursement arrangements Subsection (f) of section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (f) Reimbursements for prescription and over-the-Counter medicines and drugs For purposes of this section and section 105, reimbursement for expenses incurred for any prescription or over-the-counter medicine or drug shall be treated as a reimbursement for medical expenses. . (d) Effective dates (1) Distributions from savings accounts The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to amounts paid in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Reimbursements The amendment made by subsection (c) shall apply to expenses incurred in plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 5. Purchase of health insurance from HSA (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by section 3, is amended— (1) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C), and (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B). (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (2) of section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding sections of this Act, is further amended by striking and any dependent (as defined in section 152, determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof) of such individual and inserting any dependent (as defined in section 152, determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof) of such individual, and any child (as defined in section 152(f)(1)) of such individual who has not attained the age of 27 before the end of such individual's taxable year . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to insurance purchased after the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years beginning after such date. 6. Special rule for certain medical expenses incurred before establishment of account (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and redesignated by the preceding sections of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Certain medical expenses incurred before establishment of account treated as qualified An expense shall not fail to be treated as a qualified medical expense solely because such expense was incurred before the establishment of the health savings account if such expense was incurred— (i) during either— (I) the taxable year in which the health savings account was established, or (II) the preceding taxable year, in the case of a health savings account established after the taxable year in which such expense was incurred but before the time prescribed by law for filing the return for such taxable year (not including extensions thereof), and (ii) for medical care which (but for the fact that it was incurred before the establishment of the account) otherwise meets the requirements of the preceding subparagraphs. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 7. Administrative error correction before due date of return (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 223(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and redesignated by the preceding sections of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Exception for administrative errors corrected before due date of return Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if any payment or distribution is made to correct an administrative, clerical, or payroll contribution error and if— (i) such distribution is received by the individual on or before the last day prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing such individual's return for such taxable year, and (ii) such distribution is accompanied by the amount of net income attributable to such contribution. Any net income described in clause (ii) shall be included in the gross income of the individual for the taxable year in which it is received. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 8. Allowing HSA rollover to child or parent of account holder (a) In general Paragraph (7)(A) of section 223(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by the preceding sections of this Act, is amended— (1) by inserting , child, parent, or grandparent after surviving spouse , (2) by inserting , child, parent, or grandparent, as the case may be, after the spouse , (3) by inserting , child, parent, or grandparent after spouse in the heading thereof, and (4) by adding at the end the following: In the case of a child who acquires such beneficiary’s interest and with respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such individual’s taxable year begins, such health savings account shall be treated as a health savings account of such child. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 9. Equivalent bankruptcy protections for health savings accounts as retirement funds (a) In general Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (r) Treatment of health savings accounts For purposes of this section, any health savings account (as described in section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated in the same manner as an individual retirement account described in section 408 of such Code. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to cases commencing under title 11, United States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act.