H.R. 3109: PHIT Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-11 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

PHIT Act of 2021

Plain summary

Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021 or the PHIT Act of 2021 This bill allows a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines qualified sports and fitness expenses as amounts paid exclusively for participating in a physical activity, including (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, or (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.

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Official text

PHIT Act of 2021

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · 78 cosponsors

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Mike Kelly (R-PA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Ed Case (D-HI), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), John Joyce (R-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC) and 18 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3109.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3109 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117