HR 6471 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts Act

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Alexander X. Mooney R-WV

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Latest action · Jan 21, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts Act

This bill prohibits distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) or other tax-preferred savings accounts for abortions except for abortions to terminate a pregnancy that is the result or rape or incest or to protect a women's health or life.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2022 to Dec 13, 2022; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VABen ClineOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-NEDon BaconOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-OHJim JordanOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalJan 21, 2022
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-ILMike BostOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-PAMike KellyOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJan 21, 2022
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-NCTed BuddOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-KSTracey MannOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalJan 21, 2022
R-WIGlenn GrothmanJan 25, 2022
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordFeb 2, 2022
R-NEJeff FortenberryFeb 9, 2022
R-TNDiana HarshbargerMay 6, 2022
R-ALBarry MooreMay 11, 2022
R-ALMo BrooksMay 11, 2022
R-IARandy FeenstraMay 11, 2022
R-AZDebbie LeskoDec 13, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 21, 2022
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jan 21, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 21, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jan 21, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  3. Jan 21, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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, Clause 1

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 14, January 21, 2022, page H295.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R47492Tax-Advantaged Savings Accounts: Overview and Policy ConsiderationsReportMar 31, 2023

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 125Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts ActRelated billJan 28, 2021
HR 8049Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts ActReintroduced BillDec 17, 2024

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 prohibit treatment of certain distributions and reimbursements for certain abortions as qualified medical expenses.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 21, 2022Introduced in House

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