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The "Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025" expands the use of health savings accounts, flexible spending arrangements, health reimbursement arrangements, and Archer MSAs to include medical expenses of parents, allowing more flexible use of these funds for elder care. These changes aim to provide tax relief and greater financial flexibility for families supporting their parents' healthcare needs.
Vern Buchanan
Representative
FL
Vern Buchanan
Representative
FL
The "Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025" expands the use of tax-advantaged health accounts, including HSAs, FSAs, HRAs and Archer MSAs, to cover medical expenses of parents. This allows individuals to use these funds for their parents' or their spouse's parents' medical care. These changes aim to provide financial relief to caregivers by allowing pre-tax dollars to be used for elder care. The provisions apply to expenses and contributions made after December 31, 2024.
The POLICE Act of 2025 would make any immigrant deportable if they assault a law enforcement officer and requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit an annual report to Congress detailing the number of aliens deported for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
Andrew Garbarino
Representative
NY
Andrew Garbarino
Representative
NY
The POLICE Act of 2025 mandates the deportation of any immigrant convicted of, admitting to, or admitting to actions constituting the assault of a law enforcement officer. It broadly defines "assault" and "law enforcement officer" and requires the Department of Homeland Security to publish an annual report on the number of deportations carried out under this provision.