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HR 502 111th Congress House Taxation Health care costs and insurance Income tax deductions

Health Care Freedom of Choice Act

Introduced: January 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 14, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Freedom of Choice Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the tax deduction for medical expenses without the gross income percentage limitation.

What's happening now January 14, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 22, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 28, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 26, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 14, 2009
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 14, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 14, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 14, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jan 14, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 14, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 502: Health Care Freedom of Choice Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-502/
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"H.R. 502: Health Care Freedom of Choice Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-502/.
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H.R. 502, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-502/.
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