Freedom for Families Act
Latest action · Apr 9, 2019 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.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freedom for Families Act
This bill modifies requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to (1) exclude from gross income HSA distributions paid or distributed during a period of qualified caregiving, (2) allow participation in an HSA without enrollment in a high deductible health plan, and (3) increase the contribution limit for HSAs.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2019 to Jul 2, 2019; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | May 10, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Jul 2, 2019 |
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 Apr 9, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2019Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 61, April 9, 2019, page H3218.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46390 | Paid Family and Medical Leave: Current Policy and Legislative Proposals in the 116th Congress | Report | Jun 3, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 53 | Freedom for Families Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 4, 2021 |
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 allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Freedom for Families Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced 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.
