Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2009

Summary

Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction from gross income for the cost of health insurance coverage for individual taxpayers, their spouses, and dependents; (2) permit holders of health savings accounts (HSAs) and their spouses who are age 55 or older to make additional (catch-up) contributions to a joint HSA; (3) increase the allowable amount of the tax deduction for contributions to HSAs; (4) combine individual and family deductibles under high deductible health insurance plans; (5) allow for increased rollovers from flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) or health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) into HSAs; (6) allow the payment of premiums from HSAs for high deductible health plans; and (7) treat as medical care for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses certain exercise equipment and fees for physical fitness programs.

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Timeline

1. 22 September 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 22 September 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 22 September 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 September 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 September 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
• Doug Lamborn · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
• Jeb Hensarling · R · Sponsor
• Steve Scalise · R · Sponsor
• Kenny Marchant · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
• Cynthia Lummis · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
• Bill Posey · R · Sponsor
• PATRICK TIBERI · R · Sponsor
• Glenn Thompson · R · Sponsor
• Jason Chaffetz · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Pete Sessions · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
• Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
• Bill Cassidy · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Latta · R · Cosponsor
• Jim Jordan · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Christopher Smith · R · Cosponsor
• Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Coffman · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
• Michael Turner · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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