# 114-hr-5324: Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016

114-hr-5324, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] (R-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5324
- Congress: 114
- Title: Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-05-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). The bill modifies the requirements to: increase the maximum contribution amounts, permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and direct primary care expenses, repeal the restriction on using HSAs for over-the-counter medications, eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan, and decrease the additional tax for HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2016-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2016-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- ED ROYCE (R-CA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX), 2016-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4768: Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-5324 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5324)

## Related
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5499)
- [114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5180)
- [114-hr-4768: Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4768)
- [114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3880)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5324 (as of 2025-11-18).