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HR 1545 109th Congress House

Dietary Supplement and Healthy Meal Replacement Tax Parity Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as expenses for medical care.

Introduced: May 11, 2006 See on congress.gov
Taxation Agriculture and FoodCommerceDietary supplementsHealth
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Apr 12, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 12, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 12, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dietary Supplement and Healthy Meal Replacement Tax Parity Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify dietary supplements and meal replacement products that are authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make certain health claims as tax deductible medical expenses.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 3
BOUCHER, RICK
· Nov 14, 2006
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 16, 2006
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 18, 2006
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 11, 2006
TIAHRT, TODD
· May 11, 2006
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 2, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Sep 15, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 18, 2005
SOUDER, MARK
· Jul 18, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 24, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Jun 17, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1545: Dietary Supplement and Healthy Meal Replacement Tax Parity Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1545/
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"H.R. 1545: Dietary Supplement and Healthy Meal Replacement Tax Parity Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1545/.
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H.R. 1545, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1545/.
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