US Congress House Bill 5365 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for their employment-related expenses incurred in caring for a child under the age of 13 or a child who is physicaly or mentaly incapable of self care (qualifying child). Limits the dollar amount of such deduction in a taxable year to $7,000 for taxpayers with one qualifying child or $14,000 for taxpayers with two or more qualifying children. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such amounts for taxable years beginning after 2014.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses, and for other purposes.

Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SB1975 (Same As) 2014-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5365/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5365/BILLS-113hr5365ih.pdf