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.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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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/
"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/.
S. 653, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-653/.
[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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-653/)