US Congress House Bill 4126 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Credits certain individuals who provide at least 80 hours of care per month to dependent relatives without monetary compensation with up to five years of deemed wages (determined by a specified formula) for purposes of determining Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits. However, this requirement shall not apply if a larger benefit or payment would otherwise be payable. The bill also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to support state programs that provide medical training to individuals who provide care to dependent relatives without monetary compensation.

Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019

Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]

Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-07-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2019-07-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-07-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-07-30	House	Introduced in House

SB2317 (Related) 2019-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4126/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4126/BILLS-116hr4126ih.pdf