US SB85 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs).
Title
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB394 (Same As) 2017-01-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/85/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s85/BILLS-115s85is.pdf |
