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Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009

Introduced: January 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 12, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 12, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) allow a new $2,000 tax credit for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

What's happening now January 12, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1500 Related bill Helping Families Afford to Work Act
  • HR 460 Identical bill Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 1, 2010
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 17, 2009
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