Senate Bill 85
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 10, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
85
Congress
115
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
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No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs).
January 10, 2017
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01/10/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
01/10/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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