S. 653 119th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 20, 2025 Introduced by: Ted Budd Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Feb 20, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides that amounts paid for membership in a health care sharing ministry, including amounts paid for the sharing of medical expenses and administrative fees, are a tax-deductible medical expense. (Health care sharing ministries are faith-based organizations with members who share a common set of ethical or religious beliefs and who contribute regular payments to cover the medical expenses of other members.)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
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Lobbying activity 6

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

FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for SOLIDARITY HEALTHSHARE · Arizona · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for SOLIDARITY HEALTHSHARE · Arizona · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for SOLIDARITY HEALTHSHARE · Arizona · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for SOLIDARITY HEALTHSHARE · Arizona · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for SOLIDARITY HEALTHSHARE · Arizona · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for SOLIDARITY HEALTHSHARE · Arizona · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 653: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-653/

MLA

"S. 653: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-653/.

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S. 653, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-653/.

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