US Congress House Bill 5936 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-07-29 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act of 2010 - 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 2010

Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]

Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]

Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-07-29		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2010-07-29		Referred to House Ways and Means
2010-07-29		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.

HB5126 (Related) 2010-04-22 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5936/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5936/BILLS-111hr5936ih.pdf