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PAW Act of 2025

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 1842 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsors
5
Latest action
Mar 4, 2025

What it does

The PAW Act of 2025 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain veterinary expenses for pets and service animals to be treated as medical expenses for the purposes of health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts (FSAs). It would permit taxpayers to use pre-tax dollars from these accounts to pay for veterinary care or pet health insurance plans for their own pets, their spouse’s pets, or their dependents’ pets, up to $1,000 per year for veterinary care and $1,000 per year for pet health insurance, with these limits adjusted for inflation starting in 2026. Service animals would qualify for full veterinary expense reimbursement without the $1,000 cap. The changes…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Mar 4, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Mar 4, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

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Where it goes next

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