H.R. 7825: PEEPS Act
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H.R. 7825: PEEPS Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-29 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PEEPS Act
Plain summary
Pandemic Eradication and Enhanced Prevention through Savings Act or the PEEPS Act This bill allows payment in 2020 of health insurance premiums from specified health care plans, including flexible savings accounts. It also allows payment of premiums in 2020 and 2021 for individuals not eligible for employer-sponsored coverage and allows participation in health savings accounts that do not require payment of a deductible. The bill denies coverage as a medical expense, for purposes of a health savings account, the cost of an abortion or the cost of insurance that includes abortion coverage, with exceptions for rape, incest, or health of the mother.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7825.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr7825 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116