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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

Introduced: May 7, 2019 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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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 May 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 7, 2019
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1351: Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1351/
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"S. 1351: Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1351/.
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S. 1351, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1351/.
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