Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/4/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-04Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-06-04Introduced in House
- 2021-06-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-04 (00)
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021
This bill allows a tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's expenses for eldercare.
The credit applies to expenses to care for certain relatives or members of the taxpayer's household who have attained the age of 60 and require assistance with activities of daily living.
Eldercare expense include amounts paid for:
- medical care,
- lodging away from home,
- adult day services,
- personal care,
- respite care,
- assistive technologies and devices (including remote health monitoring),
- environmental modifications (including home modifications), and
- counseling or training for a caregiver.
The amount of eldercare expenses incurred during any year that may be taken into account for the credit may not exceed $6,000.
Cosponsors (20)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Marie Newman (D-IL)
Subjects
- Adult day care
- Aging
- Allied health services
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Income tax credits
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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