HR 2073
116th Congress
House
Taxation
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction.
Introduced: April 3, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill makes permanent the reduction in the adjusted gross income threshold that must be exceeded before a taxpayer is allowed to claim an itemized tax deduction for medical expenses. (In 2017, the threshold was temporarily reduced from 10% to 7.5% for 2017 and 2018. This bill makes the 7.5% threshold permanent.)
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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