Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-26Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2019-02-26Introduced in House
- 2019-02-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-26 (00)
Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019
This bill modifies the tax exclusion for distributions from health flexible spending arrangements provided to employees under a cafeteria plan to (1) increase the annual limit on employee salary reduction contributions to $5,000, with an additional $500 for each additional employee dependent above two dependents that has not been taken into account by another person for the year; (2) revise the adjustment for inflation after 2020; and (3) allow a carryforward into the next year for unused amounts in such plans.
Cosponsors (20)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Alexander Mooney (R-WV)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- David Roe (R-TN)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Sean Duffy (R-WI)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- MICHAEL SIMPSON (R-ID)
- C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Filemon Vela (D-TX)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Subjects
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Health care costs and insurance
- Income tax exclusion
- Inflation and prices
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