Health Savings for Families Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4576
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
Introduced: 2019-09-27
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Income tax deductions

Marriage and family status

Tax treatment of families
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Health Savings for Families Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit contributions to health savings accounts by individuals whose spouses have health flexible spending accounts. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4576 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2019 Ms. Wexton (for herself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Blumenauer ) 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 allow contributions to health savings accounts in the case of individuals with spouses who have health flexible spending accounts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Savings for Families Act of 2019 . 2. HSA contributions permitted if spouse has a health flexible spending account (a) In general Section 223(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting , and , and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: (iv) coverage under a health flexible spending arrangement of the spouse of the individual for any plan year of such arrangement if the aggregate reimbursements under such arrangement for such year do not exceed the aggregate expenses which would be eligible for reimbursement under such arrangement if such expenses were determined without regard to any expenses paid or incurred with respect to such individual. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2019.