H.R. 5196 · 114th Congress
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve Israel
- Introduced
- 2016-05-11
- Latest action
- 2016-09-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Summary
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016
This bill 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).
It also amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase and extend through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for the National Family Caregiver Support Program, and (2) require the Department 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.