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H.R. 4432: Long-Term Care Support and Incentive Act of 2004

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H.R. 4432: Long-Term Care Support and Incentive Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-20 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Long-Term Care Support and Incentive Act of 2004

Plain summary

Long-Term Care Support and Incentive Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction from gross income for 50 percent of the long-term care premiums paid under a qualified long-term care insurance contract for individuals under age 65 (increases the deduction percentage to 75 percent for premiums paid for individuals age 65 or older); (2) permit qualified long-term care insurance contracts to be offered in a cafeteria plan and flexible spending arrangements under certain conditions; (3) allow a nonrefundable tax credit of $4,000, subject to a phase-out for incomes exceeding $150,000 (joint returns) or $75,000 (individuals), for each individual age 65 or older who has been certified as having long-term care needs for at least 180 consecutive days in a taxable year and for whom the taxpayer is acting as a caregiver; and (4) mandate certain consumer protections for long-term care insurance contracts.

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Official text

Long-Term Care Support and Incentive Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4432 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108