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HR 4708 114th Congress House

Credit for Caring Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers.

Introduced: September 6, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Health care costs and insuranceIncome tax creditsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
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Mar 3, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 3, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Credit for Caring Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible caregiver a new tax credit for 30% of the cost of long-term care expenses that exceed $2,000, up to $3,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines "eligible caregiver" as an individual who pays or incurs expenses for providing care to a spouse or other dependent relative with long-term care needs and who has earned income for the taxable year in excess of $7,500.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 1
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Nov 14, 2016
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 14, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 6, 2016
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jun 14, 2016
Murphy, Tim
· Jun 8, 2016
Donovan, Daniel
· Apr 18, 2016
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 3, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4708: Credit for Caring Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4708/
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"H.R. 4708: Credit for Caring Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4708/.
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H.R. 4708, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4708/.
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