Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 14, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act of 2011 - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that: (1) limit payments from health and medical savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements solely to medications that are prescribed drugs or insulin, and (2) increase taxes on distributions from health and medical savings accounts that are not used for qualified medical expenses.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 8, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H551.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1368 | Restoring Access to Medication Act | Related bill | Jul 14, 2011 |
| HR 2529 | Restoring Access to Medication Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2011 |
| HR 5842 | Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 | Related bill | Jun 5, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that limit distributions from medical-related tax-preferred accounts for medicines only if the medicines are prescribed drugs or insulin and to repeal the increase in additional tax on distributions from health savings accounts and Archer MSAs not used for qualified medical expenses.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2011Introduced in House
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