[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4450-S4451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 415. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 267 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 1628, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION LIMIT TO HEALTH SAVINGS 
                   ACCOUNT INCREASED.

       (a) Self-only Coverage.--Section 223(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``$2,250'' and inserting ``$10,800''.
       (b) Family Coverage.--Section 223(b)(2)(B) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$4,500'' and 
     inserting ``$29,500''.
       (c) Cost-of-living Adjustment.--Section 223(g) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsections (b)(2) 
     and'' both places it appears and inserting ``subsection'',
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``determined by'' and 
     all that follows through `` `calendar year 2003'.'' and 
     inserting ``determined by substituting `calendar year 2003' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.'',
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3),
       (4) by inserting ``or (2)'' after ``paragraph (1)'' in 
     paragraph (3), as so redesignated, and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Contribution limits.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2018, each dollar amount in 
     subsection (b)(2) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which such taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `2017' for `1992' in 
     subparagraph (B) thereof.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2017.

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