PAW Act of 2024
Latest action · Sep 9, 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.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
People and Animals Well-being Act of 2024 or the PAW Act of 2024
This bill treats amounts paid for veterinary care or a pet health insurance plan of a service animal as medical care for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Sep 9, 2024 |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 19, 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 Sep 9, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2024Introduced in House
- Sep 9, 2024Referred 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. 170, no. 139, September 9, 2024, page H5098.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain veterinary expenses for pets and service animals to be treated as amounts paid for medical care for purposes of a health savings account or flexible savings account.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PAW Act of 2024
- People and Animals Well-being Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 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.
