3.0.0 5138 2023-01-11T13:40:22Z 2023-01-11T13:40:22Z House HR 2018-03-01 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 37 (Thursday, March 1, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:H.R. 5137.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the U. S. Constitution, whichgrants Congress the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties,Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for thecommon defense and general Welfare of the United States.''By Mr KELLY of Pennsylvania:H.R. 5138.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H1341]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-03-01T18:30:37Z HSA Employer Flexibility Act 115 6128 HR 2018-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS PHIT Act 115 6312 HR 2018-07-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 655. Related bill CRS 2018-03-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 N B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2018-03-01 True P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2018-03-01 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2018-03-01 True S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2018-03-01 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 8 2018-03-01 True S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2018-03-14 False C001092 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] Chris Collins R NY 27 2018-03-14 False S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 2018-03-15 False C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2018-04-10 False S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 15 2018-05-10 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2018-05-15 False H001065 Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] George Holding R NC 2 2018-06-06 False W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2018-06-06 False L000587 Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2] Jason Lewis R MN 2 2018-06-19 False F000464 Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] John Faso R NY J. 19 2018-06-22 False E000298 Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] Ron Estes R KS 4 2018-07-11 False S001199 Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16] Lloyd Smucker R PA 16 2018-07-25 False E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2018-09-13 False Taxation Child health Employee benefits and pensions Family relationships Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Hospital care Immunology and vaccination Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Inflation and prices Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Marriage and family status Physical fitness and lifestyle Prescription drugs Sports and recreation facilities Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families Taxation 00 2018-03-01 Introduced in House 2018-11-06T14:29:53Z Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify various requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs).

The bill allows:

  • individuals participating in an HSA to receive or be eligible to receive specified items and services at onsite employee clinics and retail health clinics,
  • individuals who are covered by a spouse's health flexible spending arrangement to contribute to an HSA,
  • high deductible health plans that are required for an HSA to include coverage with no deductible for care and prescription medications related to the treatment of medically complex chronic conditions, and
  • HSAs to be used for certain sports and fitness expenses.

The bill also:

  • expands the definition of insurance that is permitted under an HSA to include insurance consisting of coverage for excepted benefits (Excepted benefits are not subject to certain requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.),
  • modifies the definition of a dependent to include a child who has not attained the age of 27, and
  • modifies the eligibility rules and other requirements for individuals who also participate in health flexible spending arrangements or health reimbursement arrangements.
]]> Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 Display Title Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through modernized health savings accounts. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5138ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5138ih.xml 2018-03-01 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.