Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act of 2024
This bill allows unemployed or severely underemployed qualified family caregivers to make increased catch-up contributions to a retirement account.
Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers (ABC) Act
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent palliative care faculty at: accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools; nursing schools; and other programs to promote education and research in palliative care and hospice.
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.
AARP: Valuing the Invaluable 2023 Update, Strengthening Supports for Family Caregivers
Report summarizes the current issues confronting family caregivers,
attempts to “measure” the financial contribution they make, and
describes recent federal and state initiatives to better serve family
caregivers.
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.
Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts for individuals who left the workforce to provide dependent care services.
Administration for Community Living, 2022: National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Federal report to Congress outlining the issues family caregivers face.
It provides recommendations for policy and program changes at the
federal, state, local, and private sector levels to better meet the needs
of family caregivers.
Center for Health Research & Transformation, 2021: Family Caregiver Support — State and Federal Policy and Programmatic Solutions
Policy brief describes trends in family caregiving and reviews six
different state and federal policy options to support family caregivers.