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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for private umbilical cord blood, or umbilical cord tissue, banking services as medical care expenses.
Summary
This bill would amend the tax code to classify private umbilical cord blood and umbilical cord tissue banking services as eligible medical care expenses. This would allow taxpayers to deduct costs for storing cord blood or tissue at accredited banks that comply with federal health regulations. The change would apply to tax returns filed for 2025 and later years.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jodey C. Arrington’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $28,800
- SIMFLO $19,800
- GRAIL $18,200
- NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA $13,200
- CITY BANK $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Apr 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for private umbilical cord blood, or umbilical cord tissue, banking services as medical care expenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Family Cord Blood Banking Act”.
SEC. 2. AMOUNTS PAID FOR PRIVATE UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD, OR UMBILICAL CORD TISSUE, BANKING SERVICES TREATED AS MEDICAL CARE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.—Section 213(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “or” at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting “, or”, and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
“(E) for private umbilical cord blood, or umbilical cord tissue, banking services provided by any accredited bank which is in compliance with the regulations under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264).”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. <all>
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