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H.R. 2878: Homecare for Seniors Act

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H.R. 2878: Homecare for Seniors Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-21 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Homecare for Seniors Act

Plain summary

Homecare for Seniors Act This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used for qualified home care. Qualified home care includes a contract to provide three or more of the following services in the residence of the service recipient assistance with eating, assistance with toileting, assistance with transferring, assistance with bathing, assistance with dressing, assistance with continence, and medication adherence. The Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from HSAs.

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Official text

Homecare for Seniors Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] · 23 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adrian Smith (R-NE), John B. Larson (D-CT), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Troy Balderson (R-OH), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ed Case (D-HI), Don Bacon (R-NE), Ben Cline (R-VA), Jared Huffman (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2878 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116