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H.R. 73

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 73, the Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 73 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb73/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 73 IH: Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 73  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Biggs of Arizona  (for himself,  Mr. Allen ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama , and  Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania ) 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 provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical expenses.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025  .
2.
Amounts paid for abortion not taken into account in determining deduction for medical expenses
(a)
In general
 Section 213  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(f)
Amounts paid for abortion not taken into account
An amount paid during the taxable year for an abortion shall not be taken into account under subsection (a).
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb73/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025

This bill excludes amounts paid for an abortion from the itemized tax deduction for qualified medical and dental expenses.

Under current law, individuals who itemize their tax deductions may deduct qualified medical and dental expenses to the extent that such expenses exceed 7.5% of the individual’s adjusted gross income for the tax year. Further, under current law, the calculation of the itemized tax deduction for medical and dental expenses may include amounts paid for a legal abortion.

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 73, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 73 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 73 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 73 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 73.

Titles

H.R. 73 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical expenses. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 73 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Constitution, Defense, District of Columbia, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AUTUMN CHRISTENSEN111
BILLY VALENTINE111
GWEN ANDERSON111
GWEN CHARLES111
JAMIE DANGERS111
JEREMY PILZ111
MARILYN MUSGRAVE111
MARJORIE DANNENFELSER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2026 second_quarter$420K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 73 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 73’s is Taxation.

hr73/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 73 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Abortion to Income tax deductions.

hr73/subjects.txt
AbortionHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax deductions

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 73, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BIGGS of Arizona:H.R. 73.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:The single subject of this legislation is to amend theInternal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paidfor an abortion are not taken into account for purposes ofthe deduction for medical expenses.[Page H38]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com