HR 4001 107th Congress House Taxation Health Income tax Medical economics Personal income tax Tax deductions

Medical Cost Deduction Act of 2002

Introduced: March 19, 2002 See on congress.gov

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Mar 19, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 19, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E379)

Mar 19, 2002

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Cost Deduction Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to decrease from 7.5 percent to 2.0 percent of adjusted gross income the figure above which medical care, not paid for by insurance or otherwise can be deducted from income taxes.

What's happening now March 19, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Sessions, Pete

Texas · Mar 19, 2002

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4001: Medical Cost Deduction Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4001/

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"H.R. 4001: Medical Cost Deduction Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4001/.

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H.R. 4001, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4001/.

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