Proposed Tax Credit Bill for Infertility Treatment

A bill to create a tax credit for the out-of-pocket costs associated with infertility medical treatment has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY).  Aptly named the Family Act of 2011, S 965, this bill will potentially help thousands of people seek medical treatment that otherwise would be out of reach for them. 

Write to your U.S. Senators immediately and ask them to co-sponsor the Family Act of 2011, S 965. 

Our goal is to get as many Senators as possible to co-sponsor this bill and to seek a hearing on the bill in the appropriate Senate Committees.   Please ask your two U.S. Senators to co-sponsor Family Act of 2011, S 965.  Please urge your family and friends around the country to send a letter as well.  We need thousands of letters flooding the U.S. Senate!

The full text of the Bill will be posted shortly.

To read the letter sent by Senator Gillibrand to other members of the U.S. Senate, click here.

Key provisions of the bill:

• The Family Act covers the out-of-pocket costs associated with in vitro fertilization (IVF) including diagnostic tests, laboratory charges, professional charges, and medications for IVF.
• The Family Act covers the out-of-pocket costs of fertility preservation procedures if the man or woman is diagnosed with cancer and the cancer treatment or disease itself may result in infertility.
• The Family Act has a cost sharing provision allowing 50% of all applicable medical expenses to be  covered up to a lifetime maximum of $13,360. You would need to have out-of-pocket costs totaling $26,720 to claim the entire credit in your lifetime.
• If you do not owe taxes in a particular year, do not owe enough taxes to use the whole credit, or do not reach the max amount in one tax year, it carries over to the next year for a max of five years after the first year you use the credit. 
• The Family Act is available to couples filing jointly with adjusted gross incomes of less than $222,520, but the credit is smaller for those earning between $182,500 and $222,520. 
   

Read our Frequently Asked Questions about the Tax Credit Bill.

U.S. House of Representatives and Family Act 2011

RESOLVE needs YOU to help gain House support of this legislation.  Please email info@resolve.org if you are interested in being part of this important legislative activity.