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HR 2045 111th Congress House Taxation Adult day care Child care and development Income tax credits Income tax deductions Inflation and prices

Child Care Affordability Act of 2009

Introduced: April 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Apr 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 22, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E931)
Apr 22, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Care Affordability Act of 2009- 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 2010 to the dollar amounts for such tax deduction and tax credit; and (4) make such tax credit refundable.

What's happening now April 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 22, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2045: Child Care Affordability Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2045/
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"H.R. 2045: Child Care Affordability Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2045/.
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H.R. 2045, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2045/.
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