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HR 4164 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 Tax deductions Tax refunds

Child Care Affordability Act of 2007

Introduced: November 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 14, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2402)
Nov 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 13, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Care Affordability Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment; (2) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for such expenses; (3) provide for an inflation adjustment after 2008 to the dollar amounts for such tax deduction and tax credit; and (4) make such tax credit refundable.

What's happening now November 14, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2402)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1871 Related bill Family Care Act of 2007
  • HR 4039 Related bill Child Care Family Tax Relief Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 13, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 13, 2007
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 13, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4164: Child Care Affordability Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4164/
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"H.R. 4164: Child Care Affordability Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4164/.
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H.R. 4164, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4164/.
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