Credit for Caring Act of 2024
Latest action · Jan 31, 2024 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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Credit for Caring Act of 2024
This bill allows an eligible caregiver a tax credit of up to $5,000 for 30% of the cost of long-term care expenses that exceed $2,000 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 81
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jan 31, 2024 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 1, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 1, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Mar 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 6, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | May 28, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Aug 30, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-AK | Mary Sattler Peltola | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Nov 1, 2024 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Nov 22, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Dec 11, 2024 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Dec 17, 2024 |
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 Jan 31, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2024Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6082 | Mike Carey R-OH | Nov 19, 2024 |
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. 170, no. 18, January 31, 2024, page H365.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-84 | EVERYDAY HEROES: SUPPORTING THE VETERAN CAREGIVER COMMUNITY116 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 25, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3702 | Credit for Caring Act of 2024 | Related bill | Jan 31, 2024 |
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 tax credit for working family caregivers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Credit for Caring Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2024Introduced 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.
