PRINTER'S NO. 4365
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
998
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY WARREN, MADDEN, DRISCOLL, KINSEY, RYAN, FREEMAN,
VITALI, McNEILL, THOMAS, DAVIDSON, SCHLOSSBERG, LONGIETTI,
McCARTER, SANCHEZ, ROZZI, JAMES AND McCLINTON,
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Congress of the United States to pass legislation to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514,
26 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) to permit each individual with a
flexible spending account to carryover the entirety of any
remaining balance in the flexible spending account at the end
of 2020 to 2021.
WHEREAS, Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) provide
individuals with the opportunity to plan ahead for certain
expenses while decreasing their taxable income by having a set
amount of money from every paycheck withheld and placed into the
FSAs; and
WHEREAS, Many individuals rely on FSAs to help pay for health
care, dependent care, medical premiums and adoption expenses;
and
WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic has required stay-at-home
orders, remote learning for students, teleworking policies,
closure of child care centers and summer camps and other changes
to our day-to-day lives; and
WHEREAS, The unanticipated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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will cause some individuals to have additional funds in FSAs by
the end of 2020 that they will be unable to carryover into 2021;
and
WHEREAS, Families across this country and throughout this
Commonwealth are experiencing varying degrees of financial
insecurity as result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, Consequently, the United States Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) has increased the carryover limit for health FSAs
to $550 and authorized mid-year changes to contribution amounts
for health FSAs; and
WHEREAS, While the IRS changes are a step in the right
direction, removing the cap on the amount of funds in FSAs that
can be carried over from year-to-year would provide families
with more financial flexibility and the peace of mind they need
in these uncertain times; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
States to pass legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) to permit each
individual with a flexible spending account to carryover the
entirety of any remaining balance in the flexible spending
account at the end of 2020 to 2021; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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