H.R. 1492: Child CARE Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-19 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Child CARE Act

Plain summary

Child Care Access and Refundability Expansion Act or the Child CARE Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent, to: (1) make such credit refundable, (2) deny such credit for services provided outside the United States, (3) increase the dollar limit on the allowable amount of such credit and the percentage rate for qualified expenses, (4) deny such credit for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 in a taxable year; and (5) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the threshold amount for reducing such credit and the maximum allowable credit amount, beginning after 2015. The bill also allows a new tax credit for 50% of the child care educational expenses, up to a maximum of $1,000 in any taxable year, paid with respect to the operation of a qualified child care center.

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Official text

Child CARE Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · 52 cosponsors

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Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jared Huffman (D-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1492.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1492 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114