# 116-hr-1922: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019

116-hr-1922, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-1922
- Congress: 116
- Title: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559.
- Introduced: 2019-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to pay for menstrual care products.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2019-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2019-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2019-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-1922 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1922)

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- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1922 (as of 2025-11-18).
