# 116-hr-8473: Family First Medisave Empowerment Act

116-hr-8473, Family First Medisave Empowerment Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8473
- Congress: 116
- Title: Family First Medisave Empowerment Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Family First Medisave Empowerment Act This bill creates tax-exempt Medisave accounts to pay the qualified medical expenses of account beneficiaries. The bill defines qualified medical expenses as the medical expenses of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents that are not covered by insurance. The bill excludes amounts paid from a Medisave account from the gross income of an account beneficiary for income tax purposes. The bill also allows a partially refundable tax credit, limited to $1,000 for all taxable years, for contributions to Medisave accounts made by certain low-income taxpayers before the end of the first year after the enactment of this bill. The bill provides grants for providing fair and impartial information to consumers about Medisave accounts and facilitating enrollment in such accounts.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8058: Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act
- 116-hr-7809: HOPE Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7595: Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8473)

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- [116-hr-8058: Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8058)
- [116-hr-7809: HOPE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7809)
- [116-hr-7595: Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7595)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7071)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8473 (as of 2025-11-18).