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Native American Health Savings Improvement Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts.
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to open and contribute to Health Savings Accounts. Currently, individuals with comprehensive health coverage are generally ineligible to use Health Savings Accounts, but this bill adds an exception for those receiving hospital care or medical services through the Indian Health Service or tribal organization medical programs. Under this change, such individuals will not be considered as having disqualifying health coverage solely because they receive Indian Health Service benefits. The amendment applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
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- Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Jan 15, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Moolenaar (for himself and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Native American Health Savings Improvement Act”.
SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE ASSISTANCE NOT DISQUALIFIED FROM HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.—Section 223(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(E) Special rule for individuals eligible for assistance under indian health service programs.—For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), an individual shall not be treated as covered under a health plan described in such subparagraph merely because the individual receives hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. <all>
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