Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025
HR 138, the Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025, expands tax-advantaged health savings by allowing taxpayers to use funds in Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) to cover medical expenses for their parents, not just their spouse. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to explicitly include parents as eligible dependents under these accounts, removing prior restrictions. This change directly affects caregivers - primarily adult children supporting aging parents - who will now have greater flexibility to use pre-tax funds for their parents' medical care. The provisions apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 2024, and aim to reduce out-of-pocket costs for family caregivers.
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Introduction
Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Last action Jan 3, 2025
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Jan 3, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jan 3, 2025
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1 primary · 31 co-sponsors
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Vern Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Eugene Simon Vindman
DDemocratic
Co
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Thompson
RRepublican
Co
J. French Hill
RRepublican
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
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