H.R. 3078 · 109th Congress

Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act of 2005

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Ron Paul
Introduced
2005-06-27
Latest action
2005-06-27 · Introduced in House

Summary

Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to waive the employee portion of the Social Security tax for any period in which a taxpayer has been certified by a physician as having cancer or a terminal illness or is the primary caregiver for a spouse, parent, or child with cancer or a terminal disease. Reduces by 50 percent the rates of tax levied on a self-employed individual for old age, survivors and disability insurance and hospital insurance if a physician has certified that such individual has a terminal disease or cancer throughout the taxable year or is the primary caregiver for a spouse, parent, or child with a terminal disease or cancer.