119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 253Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical expenses.

Taxation
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Last action Jan 24, 2025
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Jan 24, 2025
Finance
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill excludes amounts paid for an abortion from the itemized tax deduction for qualified medical and dental expenses, subject to exceptions.  Under current law, individuals who itemize their tax deductions may deduct qualified medical and dental expenses to the extent that such expenses exceed 7.5% of the individual’s adjusted gross income for the tax year. Further, under current law, the calculation of the itemized tax deduction for medical and dental expenses may include amounts paid for a legal abortion. Under the bill, amounts paid for an abortion may not be claimed as part of the itemized deduction for medical and dental expenses. However, under the bill, amounts paid for an abor...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Jan 24, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.