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H.R. 138 119th Congress House

Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025

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: January 3, 2025 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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Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now January 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Lobbying activity 58

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • THEGROUP DC, LLC
    for AARP · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC
    for HOME CARE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
    for ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE ALS ASSOCIATION
    for THE ALS ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION
    for PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • TIAA
    for TIAA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 33
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 138: Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-138/
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"H.R. 138: Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-138/.
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H.R. 138, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-138/.
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[H.R. 138: Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-138/)
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