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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…

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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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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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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
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 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
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 3, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 841: 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.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-841/
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"H.R. 841: 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.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-841/.
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H.R. 841, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-841/.
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[H.R. 841: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-841/)
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