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HR 468 99th Congress House Taxation Alzheimer's disease Day care centers for the aged Domestic Relations and Families Geriatrics Health Home care services Income tax Nervous system diseases Social Welfare Support of dependents Tax deductions

A bill to provide a deduction from gross income for individual taxpayers who maintain home care and adult day care expenses of a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from Alzheimer's disease or…

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A bill to provide a deduction from gross income for individual taxpayers who maintain home care and adult day care expenses of a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from Alzheimer's disease or related organic brain disorders.

Introduced: January 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1985
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for the home health care and adult day care expenses of a taxpayer who maintains a household which includes a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from Alzheimer's disease or a related brain disorder. Permits this deduction whether or not the taxpayer itemizes deductions.

What's happening now January 3, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 28, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 468: A bill to provide a deduction from gross income for individual taxpayers who maintain home care and adult day care expenses of a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from Alzheimer's disease or related organic brain disorders.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-468/
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"H.R. 468: A bill to provide a deduction from gross income for individual taxpayers who maintain home care and adult day care expenses of a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from Alzheimer's disease or related organic brain disorders.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-468/.
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H.R. 468, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-468/.
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[H.R. 468: A bill to provide a deduction from gross income for individual taxpayers who maintain home care and adult day care expenses of a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from Alzheimer's disease or related organic brain disorders.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-468/)
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