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H.R. 3590: Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act

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H.R. 3590: Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-22 · Taxation · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 502 (2016): On Passage, HR3590 (2016-09-13), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 5, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to roll back the increased threshold for determining the amount of the tax deduction for medical expenses. Currently, individual taxpayers under age 65 may only deduct those medical expenses that exceed 10% of their adjusted gross income. This bill reduces that percentage to 7.5% for all taxpayers for tax years beginning after December 31, 2015. The threshold percentage remains at 10% for purposes of computing the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

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Official text

Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] · 17 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3590, Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act (2016-06-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Daniel Webster (R-FL), Jason Smith (R-MO), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Richard Hudson (R-NC)

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3590 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114