Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 26, 2015)
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2015
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents).
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase and extend funding for the National Family Caregiver Support Program through FY2019, and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving to provide information on and support for family caregiver support programs.
What just happenedMar 26, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 26, 2015
- Mar 26, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Mar 26, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate