US Congress House Bill 2878 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]
Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]
Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Ben Cline [R-VA]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-05-21	House	Introduced in House

SB3261 (Related) 2020-02-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2878/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2878/BILLS-116hr2878ih.pdf