United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5554 (113th)
Helping Wounded Warriors Cover Medical Expenses Act
Introduced
18 September 2014
Last action
18 September 2014 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Helping Wounded Warriors Cover Medical Expenses Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow tax-free distributions from a qualified tuition program account (529 tuition plans) for payment of the medical expenses of veterans with disability ratings of more than 50%; and (2) exclude such distributions from gross income, for income tax purposes.
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Timeline
18 September 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
18 September 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 September 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 September 2014 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 2014
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 2014
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 September 2014
Sponsors
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5554
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5554
- us · 113-hr-5554 · source updated 12 August 2025