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HR 4641 109th Congress House

Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction under section 179 for the purchase of qualified health care information technology by medi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction under section 179 for the purchase of qualified health care information technology by medical care providers and to allow a credit against tax for applicable telecommunications charges paid or incurred by such providers.

Introduced: December 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation CommerceDepreciation and amortizationElectronic data interchangeHealth
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Health information systemsIncome taxMedical personnelMedical recordsScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax creditsTax deductionsTelecommunication rates
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3146)
Feb 8, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H164)
Dec 18, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 18, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3146)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow medical care providers: (1) to expense up to $250,000 of the cost of health care information technology for the exchange of medical information; and (2) a business tax credit for 50% of their telecommunication charges (defined as expenses of installing or maintaining a communications network that supports interoperability of electronic medical records systems), up to $10,000.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 14, 2006
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Jun 14, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 14, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 18, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Dec 18, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4641: Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4641/
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"H.R. 4641: Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4641/.
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H.R. 4641, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4641/.
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