US Congress Senate Bill 210 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009 - 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 2009

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-12		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB460 (Same As) 2009-01-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB1500 (Related) 2009-03-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/210/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s210/BILLS-111s210is.pdf