HR8490-119

In Committee

Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 23, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Social Welfare, Finance.

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 H9A6C01D0CB86439C9E39BBA8462BB662: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026.
  • Section H9A1373F0004B44CABFDACE3D2456F96D: 2. Findings and sense of Congress Congress finds that: Caregiving is an essential element of family life and a vital service for children, the ill, the...
  • Section H1FCDF7D8D6714D50921FB1D383CD8AB9: 3. Deemed wages for caregivers of dependent relatives Title II of the Social Security Act is amended by adding after section 234 (42 U.S.C. 434) the following...
  • Section H8688D37D4FCF4D40855AE7133CF40F6A: 235. Deemed wages for caregivers of dependent relatives For purposes of this section— Subject to subparagraph (B), the term qualifying month means, in...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Social Welfare, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Social Welfare Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 23, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 23, 2026

Mr. Schneider (for himself, Ms. Meng, and Ms. Norton) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Social Welfare Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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