HOUSE 2073116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction.
- Last Action
- 4/3/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-03Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2019-04-03Introduced in House
- 2019-04-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-03 (00)
This bill makes permanent the reduction in the adjusted gross income threshold that must be exceeded before a taxpayer is allowed to claim an itemized tax deduction for medical expenses. (In 2017, the threshold was temporarily reduced from 10% to 7.5% for 2017 and 2018. This bill makes the 7.5% threshold permanent.)
Cosponsors (20)
- Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Alexander Mooney (R-WV)
- Sean Maloney (D-NY)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Income tax deductions
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