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HR 1395 101th Congress House Taxation Deaf Income tax Nervous system diseases Paraplegia Physically handicapped Tax deductions

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional standard deduction of $600 for certain physically disabled individuals.

Introduced: March 14, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 14, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an additional standard deduction of $600 for a taxpayer or spouse who is deaf or who is a paraplegic, a quadriplegic, a hemiplegic, or an amputee.

What's happening now March 14, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 14, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1395: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional standard deduction of $600 for certain physically disabled individuals.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1395/
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"H.R. 1395: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional standard deduction of $600 for certain physically disabled individuals.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1395/.
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H.R. 1395, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1395/.
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