H.R. 73 119th Congress House

Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical expenses.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov

Taxation AbortionHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductions

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Introduced in House

Jan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025

This bill excludes amounts paid for an abortion from the itemized tax deduction for qualified medical and dental expenses.

Under current law, individuals who itemize their tax deductions may deduct qualified medical and dental expenses to the extent that such expenses exceed 7.5% of the individual’s adjusted gross income for the tax year. Further, under current law, the calculation of the itemized tax deduction for medical and dental expenses may include amounts paid for a legal abortion.

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Cosponsors 4

Clyde, Andrew S.

Georgia · Apr 13, 2026

Allen, Rick W.

Georgia · Jan 3, 2025

Joyce, John

Pennsylvania · Jan 3, 2025

Moore, Barry

Alabama · Jan 3, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 73: Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-73/

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"H.R. 73: Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-73/.

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