S 1351
116th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Adult day care
Aging
Allied health services
Health care costs and insurance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2019
This bill allows a tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's expenses for eldercare.
The credit applies to expenses to care for certain relatives or members of the taxpayer's household who have attained the age of 65 and require assistance with activities of daily living.
Eldercare expense include amounts paid for
- medical care,
- lodging away from home,
- adult day services,
- personal care,
- respite care,
- assistive technologies and devices (including remote health monitoring),
- environmental modifications (including home modifications), and
- counseling or training for a caregiver.
The amount of eldercare expenses incurred during any year that may be taken into account for the credit may not exceed $6,000.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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