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HR 1087 111th Congress House Taxation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business investment and capital Computers and information technology Department of Health and Human Services Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Income tax deductions

ADOPT HIT Act of 2009

Introduced: February 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 13, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology Act of 2009 or the ADOPT HIT Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow medical care providers to expense (i.e., deduct all costs in the current taxable year) up to $250,000 of the cost of health care information technology used primarily for the electronic creation, maintenance, and exchange of medical care information.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop standards for hardware, software, and support services for the electronic exchange of health information.

What's happening now February 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 13, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 13, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1087: ADOPT HIT Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1087/
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"H.R. 1087: ADOPT HIT Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1087/.
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H.R. 1087, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1087/.
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