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HR 3982 114th Congress House

Family Cord Blood Banking Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for private umbilical cord blood or umbilical cord tissue, or placental blood or placental tis… Show full official titleShow less

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

Introduced: April 12, 2016 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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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 5, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 5, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Cord Blood Banking Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the cost of private umbilical cord blood or tissue, or placental blood or tissue, banking services as a medical care expense for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Apr 20, 2016
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 12, 2016
MacArthur, Thomas
· Mar 15, 2016
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 5, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3982: Family Cord Blood Banking Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3982/
MLA
"H.R. 3982: Family Cord Blood Banking Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3982/.
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H.R. 3982, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3982/.
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[H.R. 3982: Family Cord Blood Banking Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3982/)
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