Bill Sponsor
House Bill 3594
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Healthcare Freedom Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 28, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jun 28, 2019
Latest Action
Jun 28, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3594
Congress
116
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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Texas
Republican
Arizona
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Arizona
Republican
Georgia
Republican
Maryland
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North Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
Tennessee
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Healthcare Freedom Act of 2019

This bill expands the availability of health savings accounts. It renames such accounts as "health freedom accounts" and allows all individuals to receive increased tax deductions for contributions to such accounts. The term "qualified medical expenses" is expanded to include costs associated with direct primary care, health care sharing ministries, and medical cost sharing organizations.

The bill also excludes employer contributions to health freedom accounts from employee gross income for income tax purposes.

Text (1)
June 28, 2019
Actions (2)
06/28/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
06/28/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:47 PM