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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish that employers may offer employees a choice among tax-favored employer contributions.
Summary
This House bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish "qualified benefit options plans" that allow employers to offer employees choices among tax-favored employer contributions without those choices being taxable income. Under these plans, employees may allocate employer contributions among options such as retirement savings, health savings accounts, and educational assistance, but cannot elect to receive cash or other taxable benefits instead. The bill applies nondiscrimination rules similar to existing cafeteria plans to ensure equitable treatment across employee groups. The provision becomes effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
- STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
- NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
- COOLTODAY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Apr 15, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 2026
Mr. Steube (for himself and Ms. DelBene) 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 establish that employers may offer employees a choice among tax-favored employer contributions.
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 “Optimizing Participant Tax Incentives through Optional Noncash Selections Act” or the “OPTIONS Act”.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYER-PROVIDED BENEFITS UNDER A QUALIFIED BENEFIT OPTIONS PLAN.
(a) In General.—Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 125 the following new section:
“SEC. 125A. QUALIFIED BENEFIT OPTIONS PLANS.
“(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (c), no amount shall be included in the gross income of a participant in a qualified benefit options plan solely because, under the plan, the participant may choose among the benefits of the plan.
“(b) Qualified Benefit Options Plan.—For purposes of this section—
“(1) In general.—The term ‘qualified benefit options plan’ means a written plan or arrangement offered by an employer to employees and former employees (including retired employees) of the employer, under which participants—
“(A) may elect to allocate employer contributions among qualified benefits, and
“(B) may not elect to receive cash or any other taxable benefit instead of qualified benefits.
“(2) Qualified benefits.—The term ‘qualified benefits’ includes—
“(A) non-elective employer contributions which are excluded from gross income under section 402 or 403,
“(B) contributions to a health reimbursement arrangement or health savings account which are excluded from gross income under section 105 or 106,
“(C) amounts paid by an employer pursuant to a qualified educational assistance program which are excluded from gross income under section 127, and
“(D) other benefits which are excluded from gross income under any other provision of this chapter.
“(c) Exception for Highly Compensated Participants and Key Employees, etc.—Rules similar to the rules of subsections (b), (c),
(e), and (g) of section 125 shall apply for purposes of this section.
“(d) Application of Nondiscrimination Rules.—For purposes of applying the requirements of sections 401(a)(4) and 416, in the case of any qualified plan described in section 401(a) that is included as a qualified benefit under this section, the amount of any employer contribution made available to a participant shall be treated as an employer contribution made to such plan, without regard to whether the participant elects to have any portion of such amount contributed to such plan.
“(e) Cross-Reference.—For reporting and recordkeeping requirements, see section 6039D.”.
(b) Reporting and Recordkeeping.—Subsection (d) of section 6039D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by inserting “, 125A” after “125” in paragraph (1), and
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following: “In the case of a qualified benefit options plan under section 125A, such term means, with respect to such plan, the section under which each qualified benefit (as defined in section 125A(b)(2)) included in the plan is excludable from gross income.”.
(c) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 125 the following new item:
“Sec. 125A. Qualified benefit options plans.”.
(d) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. <all>
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