Credit for Caring Act of 2017
Latest action · May 17, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Credit for Caring Act of 2017
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 has earned income for the taxable year in excess of $7,500 and pays or incurs expenses for providing care to a spouse or other dependent relative with long-term care needs.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 17, 2017 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jun 2, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 17, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Aug 15, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Aug 22, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Nov 3, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 29, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 29, 2018 |
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 May 17, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2017Introduced in House
- May 17, 2017Referred 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. 163, no. 85, May 17, 2017, page H4312.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1151 | Credit for Caring Act of 2017 | Identical bill | May 17, 2017 |
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 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2017Introduced 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.
