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HR 3540 112th Congress House Taxation Child care and development Employee benefits and pensions Income tax credits Military personnel and dependents Tax treatment of families

Military Families Child Care Assistance Act of 2011

Introduced: December 1, 2011 Introduced by: Carter, John R. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 1, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Families Child Care Assistance Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase: (1) the tax credit for household and dependent care expenses for individuals who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces for a period of 120 days or more beginning after September 11, 2001; and (2) the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance provided to such individuals.

What's happening now December 1, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Dec 1, 2011
SMITH, LAMAR
· Dec 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3540: Military Families Child Care Assistance Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3540/
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"H.R. 3540: Military Families Child Care Assistance Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3540/.
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H.R. 3540, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3540/.
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