# 114-hr-5238: Family Act of 2016

114-hr-5238, Family Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN LEWIS (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5238
- Congress: 114
- Title: Family Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-05-13
- Sponsor: JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Family Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of an individual's qualified infertility treatment expenses, subject to specified limits based on dollar amounts and the taxpayer's adjusted gross income. Qualified infertility treatment expenses are amounts paid for the treatment of infertility via in vitro fertilization if such treatment is provided by a licensed physician, surgeon, or other medical practitioner and is administered with respect to a diagnosis of infertility by a physician licensed in the United States.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6419: Law Enforcement Inclusion Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6372: Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6139: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6117: Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6108: Never Again Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5238 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5238)

## Related
- [114-hr-6419: Law Enforcement Inclusion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6419)
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6372: Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6372)
- [114-hr-6139: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6139)
- [114-hr-6117: Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6117)
- [114-hr-6108: Never Again Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5238 (as of 2025-11-18).