HR 1718
111th Congress
House
Taxation
Blood and blood diseases
Cell biology and embryology
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses.
Introduced: March 25, 2009
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Mar 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the cost of private umbilical cord blood banking services as a medical care expense for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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