S. 2492: Charity Care Expansion Act of 2014
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S. 2492: Charity Care Expansion Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-18 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Charity Care Expansion Act of 2014
Plain summary
Charity Care Expansion Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a physician a tax deduction equal to the amount such physician would have otherwise charged for charity medical care provided on a volunteer or pro bono basis through a pre-existing agreement between the physician and a health care clinic or other organization providing health care to underserved or low-income individuals. Imposes an overal limitation on such deduction equal to 10% of the physician's gross income derived from physicians' services (as defined by the Social Security Act) or $10,000 for physicians who do not have income derived from physicians' services. Repeals the block grant program for preventive health and health services under the Public Health Service Act.
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Official text
Charity Care Expansion Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2492.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s2492 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113