# 119-hr-138: Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025

119-hr-138, Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-138
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Expands tax-free accounts so caregivers can pay parents' medical bills.** The bill would change rules for tax-advantaged medical accounts so money in those accounts can be used for a taxpayer's or spouse's parent.

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Use tax-advantaged accounts for parents: benefit, medium. If enacted, you would be able to use HSAs, Archer MSAs, employer FSAs, or HRAs to pay medical costs for a parent or your spouse's parent. The change would apply to amounts paid or expenses incurred after December 31, 2024. Amounts used this way would not be included in your gross income solely beca…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-138 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/138)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-138 (as of 2026-10-21).