US HB1267 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow 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 the sole purpose of participating in a physical activity, including: (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, and (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.

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Title

PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act

Sponsors

Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. David Trott [R-MI]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]
Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. George Holding [R-NC]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]Rep. John Faso [R-NY]Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]
Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-01HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-03-01HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB482 (Related) 2017-03-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB6312 (Related) 2018-07-19 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 655.

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