US Congress Senate Bill 1351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows a tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's expenses for eldercare. The credit applies to expenses to care for certain relatives or members of the taxpayer's household who have attained the age of 65 and require assistance with activities of daily living. Eldercare expense include amounts paid for medical care, lodging away from home, adult day services, personal care, respite care, assistive technologies and devices (including remote health monitoring), environmental modifications (including home modifications), and counseling or training for a caregiver. The amount of eldercare expenses incurred during any year that may be taken into account for the credit may not exceed $6,000.

Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2019

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1351/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1351/BILLS-116s1351is.pdf