Health Savings for Seniors Act
Latest action · Jul 17, 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.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Savings for Seniors Act
This bill permits a Medicare beneficiary to participate in and contribute to health savings accounts.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2019 to Oct 1, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Original | Jul 17, 2019 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| D-UT | Ben McAdams | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Oct 1, 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 Jul 17, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 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. 120, July 17, 2019, page H6000.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7435 | Health Savings for Seniors Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 7, 2022 |
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 provide that coverage under Medicare is permissible for purposes of contributions to health savings accounts.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Health Savings for Seniors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 17, 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.
