S 110
116th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Medical Expense Savings Act
Introduced: January 10, 2019
Introduced by:
Collins, Susan M.
Republican
· Maine
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medical Expense Savings Act
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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