United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5196 (114th)
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016
Introduced
11 May 2016
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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Summary
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents). It also amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase and extend through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for the National Family Caregiver Support Program, and (2) require the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving to provide information on and support for family caregiver support programs.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2016
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Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 May 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5196
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5196