,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,davidson of ,ohio 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 and ,mr4 ,yoho7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of   
#aihf to allow all individuals to       
contribute to health savings accounts1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,patient ,fairness ,act of #bjbj4  #b4  
,modifications to health savings        
accounts  7a7 ,all individuals allowed  
deductions for contributions ,section   
#bbc7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf is amended by striking who is 

an eligible individual for any month    
during the taxable year4  7b7 ,no       
limitation on purchasing health coverage
 ,section #bbc7;d77#b7 of the ,internal 
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 and
 the last sentence of subparagraph 7,a74
  7c7 ,increase in contribution limits  
7#a7 ,in general ,section #bbc7;b77#a7  
of such ,code is amended by striking the
 sum of the monthly and all that follows
 through the period at the end and      
inserting the sum of #h1jjj 7twice such 
amount in the case of a joint return71  
plus #c1jjj 7twice such amount in the   
case of a joint return7 for each        
dependent 7within the meaning of        
subsection 7d77#b77 of the taxpayer44   
7#b7 ,additional contributions for      
individuals #ee or older ,section       
#bbc7;b77#c7 of such ,code is amended to
 read as follows3  7#c7 ,additional     
contributions for individuals #ee or    
older ,in the case of an individual who 
has attained age #ee before the close of

 the taxable year1 the applicable       
limitation under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 increased by #c1jjj 7#f1jjj in the case
 of a joint return by two individuals1  
both of whom have so attained such age74
  4  7d7 ,treatment of amounts          
transferred to relatives after death of 
account beneficiary ,section            
#bbc7;f77#h7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf is amended by adding the 
following new subparagraph3  7,c7       
,exception for relatives ,if the person 
receiving the interest described in     
subparagraph 7,b77i7 is a relative of   
the deceased1 subparagraph 7,b7 shall   
not apply to the extent that the amount 
received is paid into a health savings  
account of such relative not later than 
the #fjth day after the date of such    
receipt4  4  7e7 ,conforming amendments 
7#a7 ,section #bbc7;b7 of such ,code is 
amended by striking paragraphs 7#b71    
7#e71 7#g71 and 7#h7 and the last       
sentence of paragraph 7#d74  7#b7       
,section #bbc of such ,code is amended  

by striking subsection 7c74  7#c7       
,section #bbc7;d77#a77;,a77ii7 of such  
,code is amended by striking exceeds the
 sum of and all that follows through the
 period at the end and inserting exceeds
 the limitation with respect to such    
beneficiary under paragraphs 7#a7 and   
7#b7 of subsection 7b744  7#d7 ,section 
#bbc7;g77#a7 of such ,code is amended-- 
7,a7 by striking ,each dollar amount in 
subsections 7b77#b7 and 7c77#b77;,a7 and
 inserting ,in the case of a taxable    
year beginning after #bjba1 each dollar 
amount in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of   
subsection 7b72  7,b7 by striking       
thereof and all that follows in         
subparagraph 7,b7 through calendar year 
#bjjc and inserting after substituting  
the following3 calendar year #bjbj2 and 
7,c7 by striking under subsections      
7b77#b7 and 7c77#b77;,a7 and inserting  
under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of       
subsection 7b74  7f7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to months in   

taxable years beginning after ,december 
#ca1 #bjbj4  #c4 ,hospital price        
transparency ,the provisions of part    
#ahj of subchapter ,e of subtitle ,a of 
title #de of the ,code of ,federal      
,regulations 7as added at #hd ,fed4     
,reg4 #feebd et seq47 are codified and  
shall have the force and effect of law4