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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6577

Introduced

Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act

Sponsor
RRobert E. Latta· Ohio
Introduced
December 10, 2025
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.December 10, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6577 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6577

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals only 
enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 10, 2025

Mr. Latta (for himself, Mrs. Hinson, and Mrs. Bice) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals only 
enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Penalizing Working Seniors 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 ENROLLED ONLY IN MEDICARE PART A 
ALLOWED TO CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

(a) In General.--Section 223(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: ``This paragraph 
shall not apply to any individual during any period for which the 
individual's only entitlement to such benefits is an entitlement to 
hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of such Act 
pursuant to an enrollment for such hospital insurance benefits under 
section 226(a) of such Act.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
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