H.R. 5557 · 110th Congress
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a full deduction for meals and lodging in connection with…
Full title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a full deduction for meals and lodging in connection with medical care.
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code concerning the medical care tax deduction to: (1) include meals away from home within the deduction; and (2) eliminate the $50 per individual per night ceiling for medically-related meals and lodging.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 6, 2008
Amends the Internal Revenue Code concerning the medical care tax deduction to: (1) include meals away from home within the deduction; and (2) eliminate the $50 per individual per night ceiling for medically-related meals and lodging.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a full deduction for meals and lodging in connection with medical care.
Latest action (Mar 6, 2008): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 6, 2008
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No recorded floor vote found.