S. 137 · 116th Congress
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2019
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This bill expands the tax credits and exclusions that are available for child care expenses. The bill includes provisions that
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 16, 2019
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2019
This bill expands the tax credits and exclusions that are available for child care expenses. The bill includes provisions that
- increase the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities;
- increase the household and dependent care tax credit and make the credit refundable;
- allow a new $2,000 annual tax credit for three years 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
- increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2019
Latest action (Jan 16, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 16, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.