# 119-hr-2062: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes.

119-hr-2062, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2062
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Treats membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense.** This bill would let payments to a health care sharing ministry, including shared medical costs and administrative fees, qualify as medical expenses under Internal Revenue Code Section 213(d)(1). It would also add Section 7702C to say that health care sharing ministries are not treated as health plans or as insurance for purposes of the tax code. The change would apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. - Members and households: Members could count sharing payments and ministry administrative fees as medical expenses eligible for deduction under Section 213(d)(1). - Tax classification: Health care sharing ministries would be explicitly excluded from being treated as a health plan or as insurance under the Internal Revenue Code, clarifying their federal tax status.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax break for health sharing members: benefit, high. If enacted, you could count health care sharing ministry payments as medical expenses on your federal taxes. This would include money you share for members’ medical bills and the ministry’s administrative fees. It would help only if you itemize and your medical costs exceed the medical-expense thre…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2062 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2062)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2062 (as of 2026-09-21).