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HR 5938 112th Congress House

Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2012

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

Introduced: June 8, 2012 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Taxation Adult day careChild care and developmentEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax exclusionInflation and prices
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 8, 2012
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 Latest action June 8, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $5,000 to $10,000 the limitation on the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income is less than $100,000. Provides for an annual inflation adjustment beginning after 2013 for the increased limitation amount and the modified adjusted gross income amount.

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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 8, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5938: Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5938/
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"H.R. 5938: Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5938/.
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H.R. 5938, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5938/.
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