HR 2979
100th Congress
House
Taxation
Alzheimer's disease
Day care
Disabled
Domestic Relations and Families
Geriatrics
Health
Home care services
Housing for the aged
Housing for the handicapped
Income tax
Mentally handicapped
Nervous system diseases
Social Welfare
Support of dependents
Tax deductions
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction from gross income for home care and adult day and respite care expenses of individual taxpayers with respect to a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from Alzheimer's disease or related organic brain disorders.
Introduced: July 21, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 21, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual an income tax deduction for qualified home health care, adult day care, and respite care expenses with respect to a dependent who: (1) resides with the taxpayer; (2) suffers from Alzheimer's disease or a related organic brain disorder; and (3) is physically or mentally incapable of self-care.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1