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HR 976 109th Congress House Taxation Annuities Finance and Financial Sector Health Income tax Individual retirement accounts Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Long-term care insurance Medical economics Pension funds Tax exclusion Tax-deferred compensation plans

Long-Term Care Act of 2005

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Long-Term Care Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income distributions from an individual retirement account and other tax-exempt retirement plans used to pay long-term care insurance premiums.

What's happening now March 3, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4220 Related bill Long-Term Care Tax Reduction Act of 2005
  • S 1706 Related bill Long-Term Care Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 5
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 21, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 14, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 1, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 1, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 976: Long-Term Care Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-976/
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"H.R. 976: Long-Term Care Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-976/.
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H.R. 976, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-976/.
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