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HR 1871 110th Congress House Taxation Adult day care Cost of living adjustments Day care Disabled Economics and Public Finance Families Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Married people Mentally disabled Parents Social Welfare Tax credits

Family Care Act of 2007

Introduced: April 17, 2007 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Care Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services; and (2) allow an inflation adjustment after 2007 to the adjusted gross income limitation applicable to such credit. Makes such increased tax credit permanent.

What's happening now April 17, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4039 Related bill Child Care Family Tax Relief Act of 2007
  • HR 4164 Related bill Child Care Affordability Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 1, 2008
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Aug 3, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 19, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 17, 2007
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 17, 2007
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 17, 2007
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 17, 2007
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 17, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1871: Family Care Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1871/
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"H.R. 1871: Family Care Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1871/.
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H.R. 1871, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1871/.
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