# 116-hr-8688: Senior Accessible Housing Act

116-hr-8688, Senior Accessible Housing Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8688
- Congress: 116
- Title: Senior Accessible Housing Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-10-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Senior Accessible Housing Act This bill allows a refundable income tax credit to individual taxpayers who have attained age 60 for expenditures in their residences for the installation of entrance and exit ramps, the widening of doorways, the installation of handrails, grab bars, and non-slip flooring. The amount of the credit is reduced if a taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts and is limited to a lifetime amount of $30,000 over amounts paid in previous taxable years.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-5141: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8688 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8688)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-5141: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5141)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8688 (as of 2025-11-18).