HR 2310 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017

Introduced May 3, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Mike Kelly R-PA

Latest action · May 3, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

IntroducedMay 3, 2017
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat membership in a tax-exempt health care sharing ministry as coverage under a high deductible health plan for purposes of the tax deduction for contributions to a health savings account.

Cosponsors 86

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2017 to Sep 6, 2018; 41 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	May 3, 2017
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk	Original	May 3, 2017
R-TX	Bill Flores	Original	May 3, 2017
R-OH	Bill Johnson	Original	May 3, 2017
R-FL	Bill Posey	Original	May 3, 2017
R-OH	Bob Gibbs	Original	May 3, 2017
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	May 3, 2017
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson	Original	May 3, 2017
R-FL	Daniel Webster	Original	May 3, 2017
R-VA	Dave Brat	Original	May 3, 2017
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	May 3, 2017
R-AK	Don Young	Original	May 3, 2017
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa	Original	May 3, 2017
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	May 3, 2017
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Original	May 3, 2017
R-AL	Gary J. Palmer	Original	May 3, 2017
R-IN	Jackie Walorski	Original	May 3, 2017
R-OH	James B. Renacci	Original	May 3, 2017
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	May 3, 2017
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry	Original	May 3, 2017
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar	Original	May 3, 2017
R-PA	Keith J. Rothfus	Original	May 3, 2017
R-ND	Kevin Cramer	Original	May 3, 2017
R-KS	Kevin Yoder	Original	May 3, 2017
R-PA	Lou Barletta	Original	May 3, 2017
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	May 3, 2017
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins	Original	May 3, 2017
R-MI	Mike Bishop	Original	May 3, 2017
R-IL	Mike Bost	Original	May 3, 2017
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam	Original	May 3, 2017
R-IL	Randy Hultgren	Original	May 3, 2017
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	May 3, 2017
R-NC	Richard Hudson	Original	May 3, 2017
R-IA	Rod Blum	Original	May 3, 2017
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Original	May 3, 2017
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton	Original	May 3, 2017
R-IA	Steve King	Original	May 3, 2017
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo	Original	May 3, 2017
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	May 3, 2017
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	May 3, 2017
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	May 3, 2017
R-TN	Diane Black		May 11, 2017
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith		May 11, 2017
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		May 11, 2017
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		May 11, 2017
R-OK	Steve Russell		May 11, 2017
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		May 16, 2017
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		May 24, 2017
R-NC	George Holding		May 24, 2017
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Jun 6, 2017
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Jun 12, 2017
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Jul 24, 2017
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Sep 6, 2017
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Sep 7, 2017
D-CA	J. Luis Correa		Sep 13, 2017
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Sep 13, 2017
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho		Sep 13, 2017
R-KY	Thomas Massie		Sep 13, 2017
R-NC	Mark Meadows		Sep 25, 2017
R-IL	John Shimkus		Oct 3, 2017
R-GA	Rick W. Allen		Oct 3, 2017
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Oct 3, 2017
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney		Oct 11, 2017
R-MD	Andy Harris		Oct 11, 2017
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Oct 11, 2017
R-TX	Blake Farenthold		Oct 11, 2017
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Oct 11, 2017
R-LA	Clay Higgins		Oct 24, 2017
R-MS	Gregg Harper		Oct 24, 2017
R-TX	Lamar Smith		Oct 24, 2017
R-ID	Raul R. Labrador		Oct 24, 2017
R-OH	Steve Stivers		Oct 24, 2017
R-IL	Adam Kinzinger		Nov 1, 2017
R-GA	Austin Scott		Nov 1, 2017
R-TN	David P. Roe		Nov 1, 2017
R-IA	David Young		Nov 29, 2017
R-GA	A. Drew Ferguson IV		Dec 4, 2017
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Jan 30, 2018
R-IL	Rodney Davis		Feb 13, 2018
R-NE	Don Bacon		Feb 14, 2018
R-MN	Tom Emmer		Feb 26, 2018
R-NC	Mark Walker		Apr 18, 2018
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Apr 27, 2018
R-IL	Darin LaHood		Sep 4, 2018
R-PA	Lloyd Smucker		Sep 4, 2018
R-AZ	Andy Biggs		Sep 6, 2018

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 May 3, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 3, 2017Introduced in House
May 3, 2017Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 76, May 3, 2017, page H3324.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 2177	Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2019	Reintroduced Bill	Apr 9, 2019

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 make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts.
Short Titles as Introduced: Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 3, 2017Introduced in House

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