To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes.
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Cosponsors (9)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)Original· 2025-03-11
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)Original· 2025-03-11
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17)· 2025-04-24
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15)· 2025-05-07
- David Rouzer (R-NC-7)· 2025-05-20
- Andy Harris (R-MD-1)· 2025-11-10
- Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3)· 2025-11-10
- Tim Moore (R-NC-14)· 2025-12-16
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1)· 2026-04-29
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-03-11
Previously
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-11
Plain-English Summary
This bill provides that amounts paid for membership in a health care sharing ministry, including amounts paid for the sharing of medical expenses and administrative fees, are a tax-deductible medical expense. (Health care sharing ministries are faith-based organizations with members who share a common set of ethical or religious beliefs and who contribute regular payments to cover the medical expenses of other members.)
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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