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Summary
This bill expands HSAs by removing HDHP requirement, extending eligibility to all honorably discharged veterans, allowing tax-free distributions during FMLA leave, and raising annual limits to 9000/18000. Veterans and HSA holders benefit; federal revenue decreases.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands HSA eligibility: removes HDHP requirement, extends to all honorably discharged veterans, allows tax-free distributions during FMLA caregiving, raises limit to 9000/18000
Key Policy Areas
Health Care, Tax Policy, Veterans Affairs
Primary Purpose
Expands HSA eligibility: removes HDHP requirement, extends to all honorably discharged veterans, allows tax-free distributions during FMLA caregiving, raises limit to 9000/18000
Policy Domains
HSA Expansion and Veterans Access Act
Identified Gains
- Veterans (all honorably discharged)
- HSA account holders
- Individuals on FMLA leave
- HSA custodian financial firms
Identified Costs
- Federal tax revenue
- Treasury (regulatory burden)
- CBO (cost estimation)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congress (budget transparency), Congress (oversight capacity), Congressional Budget Office
Positive-direction: Congress (budget transparency), Congress (oversight capacity)
Negative-direction: Congressional Budget Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury / IRS, Federal tax revenue
Family caregivers for seriously ill relatives, High-income tax filers, Individuals with non-HDHP health plans
HSA custodian banks and financial institutions, HSA custodians and administrators, Health insurance companies offering HDHPs
Positive-direction: HSA custodian banks and financial institutions
Negative-direction: HSA custodians and administrators, Health insurance companies offering HDHPs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_va"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Note: {'term': 'eligible individual', 'conflict': 'Sec 2 redefines for veterans while Sec 4 removes HDHP broadly', 'resolution': 'Both amend IRC 223 independently; veteran eligibility in (c) separate from HDHP removal in (a)'}
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Any individual who served in active military/naval/air/space service and was honorably discharged
9000 annual (18000 joint), indexed from 1997
Period on leave per FMLA section 102(a)(1) subparagraphs A-E
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