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HR 3673 113th Congress House

Family Cord Blood Banking Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses.

Introduced: March 6, 2014 See on congress.gov
Taxation Blood and blood diseasesCell biology and embryologyHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductionsOrgan and tissue donation and transplantation
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Dec 5, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 5, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 5, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Cord Blood Banking Act - 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 6 Republican 8
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Sep 8, 2014
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · May 1, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 28, 2014
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 28, 2014
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Apr 28, 2014
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 4, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 1, 2014
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Apr 1, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 1, 2014
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 27, 2014
Lance, Leonard
· Mar 27, 2014
Marchant, Kenny
· Mar 27, 2014
KING, PETER
· Mar 26, 2014
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 26, 2014
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 14, 2014
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 14, 2014
LEWIS, JOHN
· Mar 11, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 6, 2014
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 6, 2014
Bishop, Rob
· Feb 28, 2014
Forbes, J.
· Feb 28, 2014
Michaud, Michael
· Feb 27, 2014
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Feb 27, 2014
Bachmann, Michele
· Feb 25, 2014
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 25, 2014
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Feb 25, 2014
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 14, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Feb 10, 2014
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 5, 2014
Burgess, Michael
· Jan 27, 2014
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Jan 27, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3673: Family Cord Blood Banking Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3673/
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"H.R. 3673: Family Cord Blood Banking Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3673/.
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H.R. 3673, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3673/.
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