Skip to main content
HR 2778 105th Congress House

Family Dependent Care Affordability Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child care credit and provide that the credit will be refundable.

Introduced: February 12, 1998 See on congress.gov
Taxation CaregiversDay careDisabledEducation
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Elementary and secondary educationFamiliesHigher educationHouseholdsIncomeIncome taxMarried peoplePersonal income taxStudentsTax creditsTax refundsTax returns
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 30, 1997
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action October 30, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Dependent Care Affordability Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the dependent care credit and make it refundable.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 12, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 28, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 28, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 28, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 28, 1998
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2778: Family Dependent Care Affordability Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2778/
MLA
"H.R. 2778: Family Dependent Care Affordability Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2778/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2778, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2778/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2778: Family Dependent Care Affordability Act of 1997](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2778/)
Report a problem