HR 1718 · 111th Congress · Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses.

Introduced 2009-03-25· Sponsored by Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2009-03-25)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the cost of private umbilical cord blood banking services as a medical care expense for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]CA
Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]CA
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]FL
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]IL
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3]MI
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4]MS
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]VA
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]VA
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]MD
Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]MO
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]TX