HR 1172 · 98th Congress · Taxation

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow individuals to elect a refundable credit against income tax equal to 20 percent of their medical expenses in lieu of the deduction for the excess of such expenses over 5 percent of adjusted gross income.

Introduced 1983-02-02· Sponsored by Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1]· House

Bill Progress

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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 Subcommittee on Health.(1983-02-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals to elect to take a refundable income tax credit equal to 20 percent of their medical expenses in lieu of the deduction for such expenses.…

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Cosponsors (15)

15 Democrats
Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]IL
Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15]MI
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]MD
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4]WV
Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21]OH
Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5]MO
Rep. Hall, Katie [D-IN-1]IN
Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1]MI