119th Congress · House bill · Last action Jan 3, 2025
H.R. 138In CommitteeTaxation
Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern (R-FL)33 cosponsorsIntroduced Jan 3, 2025
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In plain English
H.R. 138 expands tax benefits for people who pay out-of-pocket health care costs by increasing contribution limits for health savings accounts, flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements, and modifies rules for Archer medical savings accounts. The bill also addresses tax treatment of certain family-related bank account arrangements. Introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on January 3, 2025, the bill has 32 cosponsors from both parties and is pending review in the House Ways and Means Committee.
What’s in the bill (3 sections)
- Sec. 2. Health savings accounts
- Sec. 3. Flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements
- Sec. 4. Archer msas
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All 33 cosponsors
14 Democrats · 19 Republicans
Democrats (14)
Thompson, MikeCA-04
Magaziner, SethRI-02
Neguse, JoeCO-02
Tonko, PaulNY-20
Riley, JoshNY-19
Goodlander, MaggieNH-02
Hoyle, Val T.OR-04
Suozzi, Thomas R.NY-03
Gottheimer, JoshNJ-05
Whitesides, GeorgeCA-27
Republicans (19)
Lawler, MichaelNY-17
Van Drew, JeffersonNJ-02
De La Cruz, MonicaTX-15
Moran, NathanielTX-01
Amodei, Mark E.NV-02
Kim, YoungCA-40
Bresnahan, Robert P.PA-08
Nunn, ZacharyIA-03
Gooden, LanceTX-05
Bacon, DonNE-02
Wittman, Robert J.VA-01
Tenney, ClaudiaNY-24
Thompson, GlennPA-15
Pfluger, AugustTX-11
Kiggans, Jennifer A.VA-02
Calvert, KenCA-41
Fulcher, RussID-01
Hill, J. FrenchAR-02
Finstad, BradMN-01
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