US Congress House Bill 2140 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) allow a new $2,000 tax credit for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2017

Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-04-25	House	Introduced in House

SB25 (Related) 2017-01-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2140/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2140/BILLS-115hr2140ih.pdf