Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act of 2026

Brittany Pettersen

Democrat · CO · Representative

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• Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)Original· 2026-04-14

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2026-04-14

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This bill would help family caregivers save more money for retirement by allowing them to contribute additional funds to retirement accounts and potentially receive tax benefits for caregiving expenses. The legislation aims to address the financial hardship many people face when they leave the workforce or reduce their hours to care for aging parents, children with disabilities, or other family members. It would primarily benefit workers who have taken time out of the paid workforce for caregiving responsibilities.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8274 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8274 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain family caregivers to contribute to a Roth IRA. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2026 Ms. Pettersen (for herself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain family caregivers to contribute to a Roth IRA. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ROTH IRA CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN FAMILY CAREGIVERS. (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(7) Special rule for roth ira contributions of qualified family caregivers.-- ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who is a qualified family caregiver as of the close of the taxable year, in applying section 219 for purposes of paragraph (2), the limitation of paragraph (1) of section 219(b) shall be equal to the dollar amount in effect under section 219(b)(1)(A) for the taxable year. ``(B) Qualified family caregiver.--For purposes of this paragraph-- ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified family caregiver' means an individual who, during the taxable year-- ``(I) has completed 500 or more hours as a family caregiver, and ``(II) has completed fewer than 500 hours of paid employment (including self-employment). ``(ii) Family caregiver.--The term `family caregiver' means an unpaid family member, a foster parent, or another unpaid adult, who is unemployed or severely underemployed (as determined by the Secretary) and who provides in-home care, monitoring, management, supervision, or treatment of-- ``(I) a child, or ``(II) an adult with a special need (as defined in section 2901 of the Public Health Service Act), including an elderly adult who requires care or supervision due to an age-related condition. ``(iii) Hours.--An individual shall be treated as serving as a family caregiver during the hours in which the individual is engaged in caregiving tasks, including assistance with bathing or grooming, dressing, laundry, food shopping or preparation, housekeeping, managing medications, transportation, and mobility assistance. ``(C) Coordination with spousal ira.--In the case of an individual to whom section 219(c)(1) applies for the taxable year, subparagraph (A) shall be applied notwithstanding such section.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026. <all>

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