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HR 2298 111th Congress House

Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

Introduced: May 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Adult day careChild care and developmentEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax exclusionInflation and prices
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May 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 7, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2010.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3067 Related bill Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 20, 2010
Hall, John
· Jul 8, 2009
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 7, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2298: Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2298/
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"H.R. 2298: Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2298/.
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H.R. 2298, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2298/.
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