Caregiver Cost Relief

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-02-20 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit for adult child caregivers.: cross-connection with adult-child-caregiver-tax-credit: HR7610’s proposed IRC tax credit is a specific policy mechanism within the broader caregiver cost-relief agenda. (novelty: 3)
2026-07-16 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to use amounts under the Veteran-Directed Care program to provide care to veterans with acquired brain injury, and for other purposes.: 2025 — S5013 (introduced): VA pilot using Veteran-Directed Care program (a participant-directed budget that pays family/other caregivers) to serve veterans with acquired brain injury — adjacent caregiver-support delivery mechanism within the VA. (novelty: 2)
2025-01-03 — Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025: HR138 (Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025) introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, proposing to reduce financial burdens on caregivers. (novelty: 3)