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H.R. 247 (115th)

Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017

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Introduced

4 January 2017

Last action

4 January 2017 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Dave Brat, Louie Gohmert, Mark Meadows, ED ROYCE, Todd Rokita, David Schweikert, Brett Guthrie, Paul Gosar, Bill Huizenga, Will Hurd, David Rouzer, Don Bacon, Scott Tipton, John Ratcliffe, Gary Palmer, Ralph Norman, Mike Gallagher, Bob Gibbs, Jim Jordan

Subjects

Healthcare, Taxation

Source updated

10 January 2026

Healthcare · Taxation

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Summary

Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 201 7 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to: increase the maximum contribution amounts, permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and direct primary care expenses, repeal the restriction on using HSAs for over-the-counter medications, eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan, and decrease the additional tax for HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses.

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Timeline

  1. 4 January 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 January 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 January 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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