US Congress Senate Bill 2879 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Working Families Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and expand tax incentives for employer-provided dependent care assistance. The bill increases the limit on the amount excludible from the gross income of an employee for employer-provided dependent care assistance and requires annual inflation adjustments to such increased limit after 2017. The bill also establishes tax credits for: (1) small employer dependent care assistance program start-up costs, and (2) employer matching contributions for dependent care assistance programs.

Working Families Relief Act

Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]

Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB4867 (Same As) 2016-03-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2879/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2879/BILLS-114s2879is.pdf