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Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has introduced the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act (S. 1019) which will provide the opportunity for an individual to receive a $500 per hearing aid tax credit every five years. The bill is similar to H.R. 1646, introduced earlier this year by Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY). The House bill, however, limits access to the tax credit to children and individuals over the age of 55 whose income does not exceed $200,000, whereas the Senate version is inclusive to all individuals, regardless of age or income.
Please contact both your members of Congress in the House and Senate and ask that they support this important legislation through ASHA's Take Action Web site. For more information, please contact Stefanie Reeves, ASHA's Director of Political Advocacy, by e-mail at sreeves@asha.org or 800-498-2071, ext. 5613.
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