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<item congress="115" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4618" measure-id="id115hr4618" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2017-12-12" update-date="2017-12-22">
<title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication.</title>
<summary summary-id="id115hr4618v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2017-12-22">
<action-date>2017-12-12</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily permit tax-favored health savings accounts, Archer Medical Savings Accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to be used to purchase over-the-counter medicine that is not prescribed by a physician. The bill applies during the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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