3.0.0 3498 2023-01-11T13:23:50Z 2023-01-11T13:23:50Z House H HR 2013-11-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:H.R. 3498.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating toproviding for the general welfare of the United States) andclause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessaryand proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress),and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power ofCongress to dispose of and make all needful rules andregulations respecting the territory or other propertybelonging to the United States).''[Page H7111]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-11-14T15:01:20Z 2013-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 N P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2013-11-14 True Health Health care costs and insurance Income tax deductions Medicare Health 00 2013-11-14 Introduced in House 2013-12-05T16:05:39Z Allows any individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to elect to opt out of such entitlement.

Allows an individual who has opted out of Medicare to opt back in without penalty.

Prohibits any requirement to opt out of SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) as a condition for opting out of Medicare.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make individuals who opt out of Medicare part A eligible for health savings accounts.

]]> To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit and to allow individuals opting out of such benefit to be eligible for health savings accounts. Display Title To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit and to allow individuals opting out of such benefit to be eligible for health savings accounts. Official Title as Introduced To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit and to allow individuals opting out of such benefit to be eligible for health savings accounts. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2013-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3498ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3498ih.xml 2013-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.