United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1479 (112th)
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011
Introduced
12 April 2011
Last action
12 April 2011 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Devin Nunes, Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Peter Roskam, Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], F. SENSENBRENNER, Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Linda Sánchez, Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], MICHAEL CAPUANO, James McGovern, GENE GREEN, Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22], David Loebsack, Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], John Yarmuth, Pete Olson, Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Pete Sessions, TIM RYAN, Bill Pascrell, Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4], Erik Paulsen, David McKinley, John Larson, Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Christopher Smith, Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $500 for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for an individual who is either: (1) age 55 or older; or (2) is claimed as a dependent of the taxpayer. Denies such tax credit to any taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000.
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Timeline
12 April 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 April 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 April 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 April 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 12 April 2011
Sponsors
- Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
- Devin Nunes · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Peter Roskam · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- Linda Sánchez · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- MICHAEL CAPUANO · D · Sponsor
- James McGovern · D · Sponsor
- GENE GREEN · D · Sponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- David Loebsack · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- John Yarmuth · D · Sponsor
- Pete Olson · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Pete Sessions · R · Cosponsor
- TIM RYAN · D · Cosponsor
- Bill Pascrell · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Erik Paulsen · R · Cosponsor
- David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
- John Larson · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Christopher Smith · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1479
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1479
- us · 112-hr-1479 · source updated 14 August 2025