{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://burlison.house.gov/media/press-releases/burlison-unveils-trillion-dollar-pay-great-american-healthcare-act", "Burlison Unveils Trillion-Dollar Pay-For in Great American Healthcare Act", "2026-08-12", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Eric Burlison", "B001316", "burlison.house.gov", "burlison", "https://burlison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) today unveiled the pay-for included in his Great American Healthcare Act: a provision targeting a Federal Reserve payment stream that outside research projects will exceed $1 trillion over the next decade. The Foundation for Government Accountability produced the projection, which was subsequently incorporated into the Heritage Foundation\u2019s 2026 American Opportunity Agenda.\n\nThe legislation would repeal the Federal Reserve\u2019s broad authority to pay interest on reserve balances while preserving a narrower earnings mechanism for supplemental reserves. The projected savings would offset reforms designed to put patients back in control of their healthcare dollars.\n\n\u201cEvery healthcare proposal eventually runs into the same question: How do you pay for it?\u201d Burlison said. \u201cMy bill answers that question. By reforming the Federal Reserve\u2019s authority to pay interest on reserve balances, we can use the savings to help offset the cost of putting patients back in charge of their health care.\u201d\n\nThe Great American Healthcare Act would allow every American to have a health savings account (HSA), raise the annual contribution limit to the same level as a 401(k), expand qualified HSA expenses, create new healthcare options, strengthen price transparency and improve access to prescription drugs. The bill would also allow families to transfer up to $5,000 tax-free from an HSA into a Trump Account, helping the next generation begin building long-term savings.\n\n\u201cAmericans already spend enough on health care,\u201d Burlison continued. \u201cThe problem is that patients rarely control the money. This bill changes that dynamic\u2014and includes a real pay-for to make it possible.\u201d", 1, "2026-08-13T06:17:16Z", "2026-08-13T06:18:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://burlison.house.gov/media/press-releases/burlison-unveils-trillion-dollar-pay-great-american-healthcare-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.909010112285614, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}