PHIT Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 18, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1647-1648)
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 18, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021 or the PHIT Act of 2021
This bill allows a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines qualified sports and fitness expenses as amounts paid exclusively for participating in a physical activity, including (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, or (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2021 to Sep 21, 2022; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 24, 2021 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 18, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Feb 3, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 18, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1647-1648)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S1647 | John Thune R-SD (text) | Mar 18, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 680 | PHIT Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Mar 6, 2019 |
| S 786 | PHIT Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 14, 2023 |
| HR 3109 | PHIT Act of 2021 | Identical bill | May 11, 2021 |
Titles 3
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 treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PHIT Act of 2021
- Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced in Senate
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