Proposal:Medical Expense Savings Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	S 110
Type of Legislation	Senate Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Medical Expense Savings Act

This bill makes permanent the reduction in the adjusted gross income threshold that must be exceeded before a taxpayer is allowed to claim an itemized tax deduction for medical expenses. (In 2017, the threshold was temporarily reduced from 10% to 7.5% for 2017 and 2018. This bill makes the 7.5% threshold permanent.)

Bill Title

Medical Expense Savings Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2019-01-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
• 2019-01-10: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.