Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2013
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Aug 1, 2013)
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2013 - 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 FY2017, and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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.
What just happenedAug 1, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateAug 1, 2013
- Aug 1, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Aug 1, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate