H.R. 3689: Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-04 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021

Plain summary

Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021 This bill allows a tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's expenses for eldercare. The credit applies to expenses to care for certain relatives or members of the taxpayer's household who have attained the age of 60 and require assistance with activities of daily living. Eldercare expense include amounts paid for: medical care, lodging away from home, adult day services, personal care, respite care, assistive technologies and devices (including remote health monitoring), environmental modifications (including home modifications), and counseling or training for a caregiver. The amount of eldercare expenses incurred during any year that may be taken into account for the credit may not exceed $6,000.

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Official text

Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021

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Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] · 29 cosponsors

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Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Josh Harder (D-CA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Sean Casten (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3689.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3689 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117