Family Health Care Flexibility Act
Latest action · Apr 7, 2015 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.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2015 to Jun 1, 2015; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jun 1, 2015 |
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 Mar 23, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 7, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1835)
- Mar 23, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1835 | Erik Paulsen R-MN | Mar 23, 2015 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 48, March 23, 2015, page H1849.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 836 | Family Health Care Flexibility Act | Identical bill | Mar 23, 2015 |
| HR 3006 | Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2015 |
| S 3251 | Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 14, 2016 |
| S 3297 | Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2016 |
| HR 6019 | Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 19, 2016 |
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 certain limitations on health care benefits enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family Health Care Flexibility Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
