# 114-hr-5196: Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016

114-hr-5196, Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5196
- Congress: 114
- Title: Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2016-05-11
- Sponsor: STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents). It also amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase and extend through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for the National Family Caregiver Support Program, and (2) require the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving to provide information on and support for family caregiver support programs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5196 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5196)

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- [114-hr-5373: LGBT Data Inclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5373)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5196 (as of 2025-11-18).