US HB1718 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the cost of private umbilical cord blood banking services as a medical care expense for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses.
Title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses.
Sponsors
| Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO] | Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] |
| Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA] | Rep. John Carter [R-TX] | Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Artur Davis [D-AL] | Rep. John Duncan [R-TN] | Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R-MI] |
| Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE] | Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA] | Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX] | Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] |
| Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. John Linder [R-GA] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA] | Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD] | Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL] | Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS] |
| Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Subjects
Blood and blood diseases
Cell biology and embryology
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Taxation
Cell biology and embryology
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1718/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1718/BILLS-111hr1718ih.pdf |
