US Congress Senate Bill 836 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Family Health Care Flexibility Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending and reimbursement arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only (thus allowing payments for over-the-counter medications); and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.

Family Health Care Flexibility Act

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1547 (Same As) 2015-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB2207 (Related) 2015-05-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB3006 (Related) 2015-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/836/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s836/BILLS-114s836is.pdf