To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care.

Bill: 117-hr-8912
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2022-09-20
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill expands the tax deduction for medical expenses to include expenses for storage of blood or biomaterial derived from blood.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8912 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2022 Mr. Arrington (for himself and Mr. Hern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care.

1. Expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care (a) In general Section 213(d)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting (including expenses for storage of blood or biomaterial derived from blood) after function of the body . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.