HR 5858 · 112th Congress · Taxation

Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012

Introduced 2012-05-29· Sponsored by Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.(2012-06-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of health savings accounts (HSAs), to: (1) expand the tax credit for retirement savings contributions to include contributions to an HSA, (2) provide a special rule to allow a tax deduction for medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA, (3) allow a husband and wife to make catch-up contributions to the same HSA, (4) allow veterans who receive medical benefits for a service-connected disability to participate in an HSA, and (5) allow HSA participants enrolled in a group health plan who have attained age 55 to pay expenses for coverage under such plan from an HSA.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5858, Health Savings Account Improvements Act of 2012

Jun 4, 2012

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 31, 2012 SUMMARY

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican