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H.R. 1051 115th Congress House

Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in the income threshold used in determining the deduction for medical care.

Introduced: February 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Health care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductions
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to roll back the increased income threshold for determining the amount of the tax deduction for medical expenses. Currently, individual taxpayers may only deduct those medical expenses that exceed 10% of their adjusted gross income. This bill reduces that percentage to 7.5%.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3621 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the m…
  • S 1938 Stronger Way Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 4
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · Feb 17, 2017
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Feb 15, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Feb 14, 2017
MacArthur, Thomas
· Feb 14, 2017
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Feb 14, 2017
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Feb 14, 2017
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1051: Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1051/
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