PHIT Act of 2023
Latest action · Mar 14, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S774-775)
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 14, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2023 or the PHIT Act of 2023
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 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2023 to Jun 4, 2024; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 2, 2023 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | May 3, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 18, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jun 4, 2024 |
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 14, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S774-775)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 | Debate and remarks S1011 | John Thune R-SD | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Senate | Text printed S774 | John Thune R-SD (text) | Mar 14, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 844 | PHIT Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Mar 18, 2021 |
| HR 1582 | PHIT Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Mar 14, 2023 |
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 2023
- Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
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