S 1060 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act

Introduced May 18, 2005 Originated Senate Sponsor Norm Coleman R-MN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 18, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5439)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 18, 2005
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $500 for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for an individual who is either: (1) age 55 or older; or (2) is claimed as a dependent of the taxpayer.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2005 to Jun 22, 2006; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalMay 18, 2005
D-MNMark DaytonOriginalMay 18, 2005
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalMay 18, 2005
D-IATom HarkinOriginalMay 18, 2005
D-NJJon S. CorzineMay 20, 2005
R-IDMike CrapoJun 6, 2005
R-MTConrad R. BurnsJun 27, 2005
R-AKTed StevensJul 11, 2005
D-WIHerb KohlJul 12, 2005
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeJul 13, 2005
R-IDLarry E. CraigSep 6, 2005
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonSep 28, 2005
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergDec 16, 2005
D-MIDebbie StabenowJan 25, 2006
D-LAMary L. LandrieuApr 6, 2006
D-ILRichard J. DurbinMay 3, 2006
R-MSThad CochranJun 22, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred May 18, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 18, 2005Introduced in Senate
  2. May 18, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5438-5439)
  3. May 18, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5439)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S5438Text printed S5439Norm Coleman R-MN (text)May 18, 2005

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 414Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit ActIdentical billJan 26, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of hearing aids.
Short Titles as Introduced
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 18, 2005Introduced in Senate

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