# 119-hr-1842: PAW Act of 2025

119-hr-1842, PAW Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1842
- Congress: 119
- Title: PAW Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Treats certain veterinary expenses for pets and service animals as medical care eligible for Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts.** The bill lets taxpayers use HSA and FSA money for some vet bills and pet insurance, with special rules for service animals and inflation adjustments to caps after 2025. - Families with pets can use HSAs or FSAs for qualified veterinary care up to $1,000 per pet and up to $1,000 per pet health insurance plan. This gives a tax-advantaged way to pay routine and unexpected pet medical costs. - People who rely on service animals can treat all veterinary care and pet health insurance for that animal as medical expenses with no dollar cap. This removes the dollar limit that applies to pets. - Account holders should note covered "veterinary care" includes diagnostics, medicine, medical equipment, nutritional products, surgery, and other veterinarian-prescribed items. These amounts apply to payments made after the law takes effect.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax break for pet and service animal care: benefit, high. This bill would let you treat some pet and service animal costs as medical expenses for HSAs, FSAs, or the itemized medical deduction. For service animals, all vet care and pet insurance you pay for you, your spouse, or dependents would count. For other pets, up to $1,000 per pet for vet care and $…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1842 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1842)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4583)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1842 (as of 2026-04-21).