H.R. 1967: Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-28 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2019

Plain summary

Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 201 9 This bill modifies the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent to (1) increase to $120,000, the adjusted gross income threshold level above which the credit is incrementally reduced; (2) increase the dollar limits on the allowable amount of the credit; (3) specify rules for married couples filing separate returns; (4) allow an inflation adjustment to the adjusted gross income threshold and the maximum credit amounts, beginning after 2020; and (5) make the credit refundable.

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Official text

Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · 8 cosponsors

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Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), John B. Larson (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] reported raising $100,598 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1967.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1967 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116