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Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] · R–MN
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-10 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Hardworking Seniors Act would allow people entitled to Medicare Part A hospital insurance because of their age to contribute to health savings accounts. It would also change rules for health insurance purchased with account money and penalties for withdrawals not used for qualified medical expenses. The existing tax rules are not reproduced, which limits how fully those related changes can be explained.
This Act may be cited as the Hardworking Seniors Act.
Individuals entitled to part A of Medicare by reason of age allowed to contribute to health savings accounts
(iv) entitlement to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act by reason of section 226(a) of such Act.
(b) Treatment of health insurance purchased from account
(c) Coordination with penalty on distributions not used for qualified medical expenses
To implement the contribution change, the proposal would add age-based Medicare Part A entitlement to section 223(c)(1)(B) of the tax code and exclude that entitlement from the rule in section 223(b)(7). The supplied text does not establish every other requirement for contributing to a health savings account.
(a) In general Section 223(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting , and, and by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) entitlement to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act by reason of section 226(a) of such Act.
(d) Conforming amendment Section 223(b)(7) of such Code is amended by inserting (other than an entitlement to benefits described in subsection (c)(1)(B)(iv)) after Social Security Act.
For health insurance purchased with account money, the proposal would add a condition to an existing age-based provision: the person must also not be an “eligible individual.” The existing provision and eligibility definition are not supplied, so the precise insurance expenses affected cannot be determined from this text alone.
(b) Treatment of health insurance purchased from account Section 223(d)(2)(C)(iv) of such Code is amended by inserting and who is not an eligible individual after who has attained the age specified in section 1811 of the Social Security Act.
For penalties on withdrawals not used for qualified medical expenses, the proposal would make section 223(f)(4)(C)'s existing treatment inapplicable to an “eligible individual.” The supplied text does not reproduce the underlying penalty rule or specify a penalty rate.
(c) Coordination with penalty on distributions not used for qualified medical expenses Section 223(f)(4)(C) of such Code is amended by striking Subparagraph (A) and inserting Except in the case of an eligible individual, subparagraph (A).
The proposed amendments would apply to months beginning after December 31, 2026, within tax years ending after that date.
(e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2026, in taxable years ending after such date.
The supplied action snapshot, updated September 4, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means on August 10, 2026. It does not establish the bill's subsequent status.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-04T19:07:15Z. 2026-08-10: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2026-08-10: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-10. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not extend to other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not establish the absence of earmarks in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow preferential carve-out warranting a separate finding was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Coverage of the proposal's intended beneficiary population alone does not qualify. This conclusion is limited to this version.
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