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S 1253 108th Congress Senate

Stay-At-Home Parents' Tax Credit Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a minimum credit of $200 per month for stay-at-home parents, to allow the dependent care credit to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a minimum credit of $200 per month for stay-at-home parents, to allow the dependent care credit to be taken against the minimum tax, and to allow a carryforward of any unused dependent care credit.

Introduced: June 12, 2003 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Taxation Day careFamiliesParent and childTax credits
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
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Jun 12, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7839)
Jun 12, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7838-7839)
Jun 12, 2003
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 Latest action June 12, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7839)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stay-At-Home Parents' Tax Credit Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide within the dependent care credit a minimum credit of $200 per month for stay-at-home parents with one or more qualifying individuals under the age of six at any time during the year.

Allows: (1) the dependent care credit to be taken against the minimum tax; and (2) a carryforward of any unused dependent care credit.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1253: Stay-At-Home Parents' Tax Credit Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1253/
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"S. 1253: Stay-At-Home Parents' Tax Credit Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1253/.
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S. 1253, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1253/.
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