H.R. 4684 · 110th Congress
Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ron Paul
- Introduced
- 2007-12-13
- Latest action
- 2007-12-13 · Introduced in House
Summary
Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act of 2007- 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.