US Congress House Bill 1204 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 35-12-1)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for distributions from health flexible spending arrangements provided under a cafeteria plan, to: (1) increase the annual limit on employee salary reduction contributions to $5,000, with an additional $500 for each additional employee dependent above two dependents that has not been taken into account by another person for the year; (2) revise the adjustment for inflation after 2017; and (3) allow a carryforward into the next year for unused amounts in such plans.

Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2017

Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. David Trott [R-MI]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-02-17	House	Introduced in House

SB2802 (Related) 2018-05-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB6313 (Related) 2018-07-19 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 661.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1204/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1204/BILLS-115hr1204ih.pdf