H.R. 4777: Health Savings Act of 2014
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H.R. 4777: Health Savings Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-30 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Health Savings Act of 2014
Plain summary
Health Savings Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: (1) allow an additional tax deduction for amounts paid to the HSA of a taxpayer's child or grandchild; (2) allow a rollover of HSA funds to the child, parent, or grandparent of an account holder; (3) increase the maximum HSA contribution limit; (4) allow mandatory distributions from an individual retirement account (IRA) to be paid into an HSA; (5) exempt HSAs from creditor claims in bankruptcy; and (6) expand the definition of an HSA compatible plan to include bronze, silver, and catastrophic plans on an insurance exchange.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Health Savings Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · 3 cosponsors
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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4777.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4777 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113