S 905 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act

Introduced May 5, 2011 Originated Senate Sponsor Tom Harkin D-IA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 5, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.

IntroducedMay 5, 2011
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer to elect once every five years a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $500 for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for use by the taxpayer or a dependent.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2011 to Feb 16, 2012, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Original	May 5, 2011
D-WI	Herb Kohl	Original	May 5, 2011
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	Original	May 5, 2011
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe	Original	May 5, 2011
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal	Original	May 5, 2011
R-MS	Thad Cochran	Original	May 5, 2011
D-SD	Tim Johnson	Original	May 5, 2011
R-NV	Dean Heller		Jul 19, 2011
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow		Nov 30, 2011
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy		Feb 16, 2012

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 5, 2011Introduced in Senate
May 5, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1479	Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011	Related bill	Apr 12, 2011

Subjects

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

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May 5, 2011Introduced in Senate

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