US Congress House Bill 450 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 11)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act of 2011- Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that: (1) increase from 7.5% to 10% the adjusted gross income threshold for claiming the tax deduction for medical expenses; (2) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications solely to prescription drugs or insulin; (3) increase to 20% the penalty for distributions from a health savings or Archer medical savings account not used for qualified medical expenses; and (4) limit to $2,500 the annual salary reduction contribution to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan. Amends PPACA to treat a high deductible health plan as a qualified health plan under such Act.

Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act of 2011

Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]
Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Joe Walsh [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-01-26	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-01-26	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-01-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/450/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr450/BILLS-112hr450ih.pdf