Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act of 2025
This bill temporarily increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) by 10 percentage points for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) provided during fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Caregiver Financial Relief Act
This bill waives the 10% tax on early distributions from qualified
retirement plans and employer-sponsored savings plans that meet specific tax requirements, if the withdrawal is used to pay expenses for
family caregiving.
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2024
This bill gives a federal income tax credit for taxpayers with expenses
caring for an older adult parent or household member. Covered
expenses include medical care, adult day care, respite care, personal
care, assistive technology, home modifications, and caregiver training.
Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2024
This bill allows qualified family caregivers of any age who are temporarily underemployed or unemployed due to caregiving responsibilities to make catch-up contributions to a retirement account for up to five years.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Act of 2024
The bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide grants to eligible entities to train and support families and unpaid caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Act
The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Caregiver Skills Training Pilot Program.
Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act of 2024
Improves caregiver access to information on Medicare and on the beneficiary authorization process.
Essential Caregivers Act of 2024
Ensure that essential caregivers of residents of Medicare and Medicaid-funded facilities maintain access to residents during designated emergency periods when visitation is otherwise restricted.
Military and Veteran Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act of 2023
The bill provides student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program for primary family caregivers of veterans.
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2023
This bill amends Title II of the Social Security Act to allow individuals who leave work to serve as caregivers to earn Social Security benefits based on what would have been their wages, for up to five years.