US Congress Senate Bill 160 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2011- 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 2011

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1728 (Related) 2011-05-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/160/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s160/BILLS-112s160is.pdf