S 965
112th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Income tax credits
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health
Family Act of 2011
Introduced: May 12, 2011
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 12, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Family Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income-based tax credit for 50% of qualified infertility treatment expenses. Allows $13,360 of such expenses to be taken into account for purposes of such credit for all taxable years. Defines "qualified infertility treatment expenses" as amounts paid for the treatment of infertility via in vitro fertilization if such treatment is provided by a licensed physician, surgeon, or other medical practitioner and is administered with respect to a diagnosis of infertility by a physician licensed in the United States.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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