HR7222-118

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses for parents to be taken into account as medical expenses, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses for parents to be taken into account as medical expenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Housing.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H7658B03B7D77452DA5EFFCA8F6BCF982: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2023.
  • Section H5C8C0C0569C047EC9A6BB3C20AF9EDA0: 2. Health savings accounts Subparagraph (A) of section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting , any parent of either such...
  • Section H4D8EBE8F6C934665B9C4BC3596BDDC85: 3. Flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements Subsection (b) of section 105 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end...
  • Section HE4722A2976C9438A9BC592D82DDA7DBE: 4. Archer MSAs Subparagraph (A) of section 220(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting , any parent of either such individual or...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses for parents to be taken into account as medical expenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Housing

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses for parents to be taken into account as medical expenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Foreign Policy Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2024

Mr. Buchanan (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Foreign Policy Housing
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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