S. 1977 · 115th Congress
Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2017
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BrownSponsor5 cosponsors · 2 D, 3 R
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend, through 2019, the rule that permits individuals who are 65 and older to deduct certain medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 18, 2017
Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend, through 2019, the rule that permits individuals who are 65 and older to deduct certain medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income. (A provision that reduced the 10% threshold for the medical expense deduction to 7.5% if a taxpayer or a taxpayer's spouse is 65 or older expired at the end of 2016.)
The bill also expresses the sense of the Senate that the reduction in revenues resulting from this bill should be offset by an appropriate amendment to the IRC.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2017
Latest action (Oct 18, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 18, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.