A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter dietary supplement products and foods for special dietary uses as qualified medical expenses.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This bill expands the tax deduction for qualified medical expenses to include dietary supplement products (i.e., nutritional products with labeling relating to their effects on bodily functions) and foods for a special dietary use (i.e., vitamins and minerals). The bill also allows payments from certain tax-preferred spending and reimbursement accounts for these products.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3172: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter dietary supplement products and foods for special dietary uses as qualified medical expenses.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3172/
"S. 3172: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter dietary supplement products and foods for special dietary uses as qualified medical expenses.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3172/.
S. 3172, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3172/.
[S. 3172: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter dietary supplement products and foods for special dietary uses as qualified medical expenses.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3172/)