H.R. 5493 · 115th Congress
Medical Debt Tax Relief Act
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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the discharge of medical indebtedness.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 12, 2018
Medical Debt Tax Relief Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the discharge of medical indebtedness. The bill applies to the discharge of debt incurred by the taxpayer for expenses of the taxpayer or the spouse or a dependent of the taxpayer for: (1) diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease; (2) the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body; (3) transportation primarily for and essential to medical care, or (4) long-term care services.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Medical Debt Tax Relief Act
Latest action (Apr 18, 2018): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3403)
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 12, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.