Native American Health Savings Improvement Act
Latest action · Jul 25, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 9, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Native American Health Savings Improvement Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that receiving hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization does not disqualify an individual from being eligible for a health savings account.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 10, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jul 10, 2018 |
Committees 2
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 9, 2017 |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2018 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jul 24, 2018Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 24, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7109-7110)
- Jul 24, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1476.
- Jul 24, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7109)
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 H7109, H7110Text printed H7109 | John R. Moolenaar R-MI, Mike Thompson D-CA, Peter J. Roskam R-IL | Jul 24, 2018 |
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. 163, no. 41, March 9, 2017, page H2020.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 43 | Native American Health Savings Improvement Act | Identical bill | Jan 5, 2017 |
| HR 277 | American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 | Related bill | Feb 10, 2017 |
| S 403 | Health Savings Act of 2017 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2017 |
| HR 1175 | Health Savings Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 16, 2017 |
| HR 4530 | Native American Health Savings Improvement Act | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 26, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Native American Health Savings Improvement Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Native American Health Savings Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jul 24, 2018Engrossed in House
- Mar 9, 2017Introduced 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.
