Homecare for Seniors Act
Latest action · May 21, 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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homecare for Seniors Act
This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used for qualified home care.
Qualified home care includes a contract to provide three or more of the following services in the residence of the service recipient
- assistance with eating,
- assistance with toileting,
- assistance with transferring,
- assistance with bathing,
- assistance with dressing,
- assistance with continence, and
- medication adherence.
The Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from HSAs.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2019 to Nov 16, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | May 21, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 19, 2020 |
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 21, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2019Introduced in House
- May 21, 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. 85, May 21, 2019, page H4065.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2898 | Homecare for Seniors Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 28, 2021 |
| S 3261 | Homecare for Seniors Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2020 |
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 qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Homecare for Seniors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 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.
