H.R. 1882: Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-16 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2015

Plain summary

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income based tax credit of up to $500 in a taxable year for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid that is described in the Code of Federal Regulations, is authorized under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for commercial distribution, and is intended for use by the taxpayer or a dependent of the taxpayer. Disallows such credit for a taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 for any taxable year.

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Official text

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] · 47 cosponsors

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Mike Thompson (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), John B. Larson (D-CT), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Dina Titus (D-NV), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Joe Courtney (D-CT)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1882.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1882 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114