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MI HR0217
Resolution
Status
2/4/2016
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Roberts
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AI Summary
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Calls on Congress to amend Internal Revenue Code Section 125 to allow feminine-hygiene products as eligible expenses under flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
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Notes that FSAs currently allow employees to set aside pre-tax income for qualified medical expenses and products, removing deposited funds from taxable income.
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Identifies that similar hygiene products like bandages, adhesive pads, and medical gauze are currently FSA-eligible, but feminine-hygiene products are excluded despite their medical necessity.
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Michigan's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow feminine-hygiene products to qualify as an eligible expense under flexible spending accounts.
Congress of the United States
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Tax Policy
2/4/2016