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HR 841 99th Congress House Taxation Crime prevention Health Income tax Medical economics Tax deductions Victims of crimes

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit medical expenses incurred by crime victims to be deductible without regard to the 5-percent floor on the deduction for medical expenses and to allow medical expenses so incurred to be deducted by non-itemizers.

Introduced: January 30, 1985 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 30, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit crime victims to deduct their crime-related medical expenses without regard to the five percent floor on the medical expense deduction. Permits taxpayers who do not itemize deductions to deduct these medical expenses.

What's happening now February 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1