3.0.0 2878 2022-11-01T05:47:44Z 2022-11-01T05:47:44Z House HR 2019-05-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PORTER:H.R. 2878.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall havePower to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.16th Ammendment: The Congress shall have power to lay andcollect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived,without apportionment among the several States, and withoutregard to any census or enumeration.[Page H4065]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-05-21T14:00:46Z Homecare for Seniors Act 116 3261 S 2020-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2019-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 N S001172 Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Adrian Smith R NE 3 2019-05-21 True L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2019-05-21 True W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2019-05-21 True W000827 Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] Ron Wright R TX 6 2019-05-22 False B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2019-06-04 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-07-10 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-07-10 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2019-07-25 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2019-07-25 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-09-10 False B001306 Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] Troy Balderson R OH 12 2019-10-08 False G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2019-11-19 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2019-12-03 False W000809 Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] Steve Womack R AR 3 2020-01-27 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-05-19 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2020-05-19 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2020-08-04 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-09-04 False A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2020-10-02 False C001118 Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] Ben Cline R VA 6 2020-10-02 False M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2020-10-09 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2020-11-12 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2020-11-16 False Taxation Aging Bank accounts, deposits, capital Health care costs and insurance Health promotion and preventive care Home and outpatient care Income tax exclusion Taxation 00 2019-05-21 Introduced in House 2020-02-27T20:25:35Z Homecare for Seniors Act

This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used for qualified home care.

Qualified home care includes a contract to provide three or more of the following services in the residence of the service recipient

  • assistance with eating,
  • assistance with toileting,
  • assistance with transferring,
  • assistance with bathing,
  • assistance with dressing,
  • assistance with continence, and
  • medication adherence.

The Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from HSAs.

]]> Homecare for Seniors Act Display Title Homecare for Seniors Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Homecare for Seniors Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2878ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2878ih.xml 2019-05-21 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.