[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4203 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4203
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain wearable
devices to be purchased using health savings accounts and other
spending arrangements and reimbursement accounts.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
Mr. Schweikert (for himself and Mr. Bera) 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 certain wearable
devices to be purchased using health savings accounts and other
spending arrangements and reimbursement 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 ``Wearable Equipment Adoption and
Reinforcement and Investment in Technology Act'' or the ``WEAR IT
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN WEARABLE DEVICES AS QUALIFIED MEDICAL
EXPENSES.
(a) HSAs.--Section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended--
(1) in the last sentence of subparagraph (A), by striking
the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, and
amounts paid for wearable devices shall be treated as paid for
medical care to the extent such amounts do not exceed $375 for
the taxable year.'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(E) Wearable device.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `wearable device' means a device or
software (including subscriptions) that--
``(i) is worn on the body or is used
primarily in connection with a device that is
worn on the body, and
``(ii) either--
``(I) collects and analyzes
physiological data for the diagnosis,
cure, mitigation, treatment, or
prevention of a disease, impairment, or
health condition, or
``(II) assists the rendering of a
diagnosis or provides a treatment,
mitigation, or cure for any disease,
impairment, or health condition.''.
(b) Archer MSAs.--Section 220(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by
striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, and
amounts paid for wearable devices (as defined in section 223(d)(2)(E))
shall be treated as paid for medical care to the extent such amounts do
not exceed $375 for the taxable year.''
(c) Health Flexible Spending Arrangements and Health Reimbursement
Arrangements.--Section 106 of such Code is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(h) Reimbursements for Wearable Devices.--For purposes of this
section and section 105, expenses incurred for wearable devices (as
defined in section 223(d)(2)(E)) shall be treated as incurred for
medical care to the extent such amounts do not exceed $375 for the
taxable year.''.
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) Distributions from savings accounts.--The amendments
made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to amounts paid
after December 31, 2025.
(2) Reimbursements.--The amendment made by subsection (c)
shall apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 2025.
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