HR 1479 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011

Introduced Apr 12, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Tom Latham R-IA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 12, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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. IntroducedApr 12, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011 - 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. Denies such tax credit to any taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000.

Cosponsors 68

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2011 to Oct 9, 2012, with 35 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalApr 12, 2011
D-MABarney FrankOriginalApr 12, 2011
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalApr 12, 2011
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalApr 12, 2011
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalApr 12, 2011
R-INDan BurtonOriginalApr 12, 2011
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalApr 12, 2011
R-NVDean HellerOriginalApr 12, 2011
R-CADevin NunesOriginalApr 12, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 12, 2011
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalApr 12, 2011
D-TXGene GreenOriginalApr 12, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 12, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalApr 12, 2011
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalApr 12, 2011
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 12, 2011Introduced in House
  2. Apr 12, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 905Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit ActRelated billMay 5, 2011

Subjects

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  1. Apr 12, 2011Introduced in House

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