HR 5196 · 114th Congress · Taxation

Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-05-11· Sponsored by Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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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 Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.(2016-09-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents). It also amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase and extend through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for the National Family Caregiver Support Program, and (2) require the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving to provide information on and support for family caregiver support programs.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat