S. 879 · 114th Congress
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar
- Introduced
- 2015-03-26
- Latest action
- 2015-03-26 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.