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H.R. 413: CHILD Act of 2025
119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-15 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Official title
CHILD Act of 2025
Plain summary
Combating High Inflation Limiting Daycare Act of 2025 or the CHILD Act of 2025 This bill increases the maximum annual amount that may be contributed to a dependent care assistance program (generally known as a dependent care flexible spending account [FSA]). Under the bill, the maximum annual amount that may be contributed to a dependent care FSA increases from $5,000 ($2,500 for married taxpayers who file separate federal tax returns) to $10,000 ($5,000 for married taxpayers who file separate federal tax returns) and is adjusted annually for inflation.
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Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] · 9 cosponsors
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr413.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr413 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills