H.R. 4042 · 108th Congress
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for expenses paid in connection with the donation of an organ.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Alcee Hastings
- Introduced
- 2004-03-25
- Latest action
- 2004-03-26 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income for unreimbursed medical care expenses and lost wages incurred in connection with the donation of one or more of all or part of a liver, lung, pancreas, kidney, intestine, or bone marrow to another human being for organ transplantation. Limits the amount of such deduction to $15,000 for each transplant procedure.