Credit for Caring Act of 2016
Latest action · Mar 3, 2016 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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Credit for Caring Act of 2016
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible caregiver a new tax credit for 30% of the cost of long-term care expenses that exceed $2,000, up to $3,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines "eligible caregiver" as an individual who pays or incurs expenses for providing care to a spouse or other dependent relative with long-term care needs and who has earned income for the taxable year in excess of $7,500.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2016 to Nov 14, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Mar 3, 2016 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Nov 14, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2016Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 35, March 3, 2016, page H1145.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2759 | Credit for Caring Act of 2016 | Related bill | Apr 7, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Credit for Caring Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
