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HR 1317 113th Congress House

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of hearing aids.

Introduced: March 25, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation AgingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careIncome tax creditsTax treatment of families
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Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $500 for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent of the taxpayer. Denies such tax credit to any taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1694 Related bill Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 13 Republican 4
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Dec 11, 2014
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 11, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Jul 31, 2014
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 9, 2014
Loebsack, David
· May 28, 2014
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 28, 2014
FARR, SAM
· May 21, 2014
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 15, 2014
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 29, 2014
Bishop, Rob
· Apr 2, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 10, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2013
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 28, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 28, 2013
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 23, 2013
Walz, Timothy
· Oct 11, 2013
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 18, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Jul 22, 2013
KING, PETER
· Jun 25, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· Jun 19, 2013
PETERSON, COLLIN
· May 14, 2013
BACHUS, SPENCER
· May 7, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 23, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2013
Olson, Pete
· Apr 11, 2013
Bachmann, Michele
· Apr 9, 2013
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 9, 2013
Kline, John
· Mar 25, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Mar 21, 2013
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 21, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· Mar 21, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Mar 21, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1317: Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1317/
MLA
"H.R. 1317: Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1317/.
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H.R. 1317, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1317/.
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