3.0.0 2194 2022-11-15T16:34:04Z 2022-11-15T16:34:04Z House H HR 2013-05-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAULSEN:H.R. 2194.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H2958]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-19T15:18:57Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:04:50Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-14T17:28:54Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:05:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-05-24T20:56:54Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:05:05Z American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 113 3121 HR 2014-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Medicare beneficiaries participating in a Medicare Advantage MSA to contribute their own money to their MSA. 113 4177 HR 2014-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 113 1031 S 2013-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2013-06-19 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-06-14 hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Committee 2013-05-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 N C001075 Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] Bill Cassidy R LA 6 2013-06-04 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] TOM LATHAM R IA 3 2013-06-17 False P000265 Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] TOM PETRI R WI 6 2013-06-26 False K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2013-07-30 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2013-09-10 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2013-10-22 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2014-09-09 False Taxation Bankruptcy Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Indian social and development programs Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Military medicine Minority health Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Prescription drugs Religion Tax-exempt organizations Veterans' medical care Taxation 00 2013-05-23 Introduced in House 2013-06-21T19:14:27Z Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to allow:

  • spouses who have both attained age 55 to make increased catch-up contributions to the same HSA;
  • Medicare Part A (hospital insurance benefits) beneficiaries to participate in an HSA;
  • Medicare beneficiaries participating in an Archer medical savings account designated as a Medicare Advantage MSA to contribute to an HSA;
  • veterans eligible for service-connected disability benefits and individuals eligible for Indian health service assistance to participate in an HSA;
  • individuals eligible to receive benefits under certain TRICARE plans to participate in an HSA;
  • participants in flexible spending arrangement or a health reimbursement arrangement to contribute to an HSA;
  • payments from an HSA for prescription and over-the-counter medicine or drugs;
  • the use of HSAs to purchase certain health insurance coverage and long-term care insurance;
  • payment of certain medical expenses from an HSA incurred before the establishment of an HSA; and
  • individuals who receive primary care services for a fixed periodic fee to participate in an HSA.

Amends the bankruptcy code to treat HSAs as tax-exempt individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for purposes of exempting them from creditor claims.

Reauthorizes the use of Medicaid health opportunity accounts.

Treats membership in a tax-exempt health care sharing ministry as coverage under a high deductible health plan for purposes of the tax deduction for contributions to an HSA.

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to treat a high deductible health plan in which an enrollee has established an HSA as a qualified health plan.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to exempt from lifetime limits on the dollar value of benefits for any participant in or beneficiary of a group health plan any health reimbursement arrangement which permits the purchase of a qualified health plan through a state health insurance exchange established under PPACA.

Treats as medical care for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses certain exercise equipment and physical fitness programs, nutritional and dietary supplements, and periodic fees paid to a primary physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner.

Repeals provisions of PPACA that impose annual limitations on deductibles for health plans offered in the small group market.


]]> Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 Display Title Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2194ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2194ih.xml 2013-06-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.