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H.R. 7222 118th Congress House

Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses for parents to be taken into account as medical expenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2024 Introduced by: Vern Buchanan Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Taxation Bank accounts, deposits, capitalFamily relationshipsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusion
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 4

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 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 14 Republican 12
Nickel, Wiley
· Nov 1, 2024
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Oct 18, 2024
Peltola, Mary
· Oct 18, 2024
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Oct 8, 2024
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 24, 2024
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 10, 2024
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Sep 9, 2024
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Aug 16, 2024
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Aug 13, 2024
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Aug 6, 2024
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Jul 23, 2024
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 23, 2024
 R
Miller, Max L.
Ohio · Jul 22, 2024
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Jul 10, 2024
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
· Jul 9, 2024
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 8, 2024
 R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Jun 28, 2024
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 28, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 27, 2024
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jun 27, 2024
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 26, 2024
 D
Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Jun 7, 2024
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 8, 2024
 R
Bean, Aaron
Florida · Apr 12, 2024
 R
De La Cruz, Monica
Texas · Apr 11, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Apr 9, 2024
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2024
 R
Carey, Mike
Ohio · Mar 11, 2024
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Mar 11, 2024
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 5, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7222: Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7222/
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"H.R. 7222: Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7222/.
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H.R. 7222, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7222/.
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