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S 160 112th Congress Senate Taxation Child care and development Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Teaching, teachers, curricula

Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2011

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 25, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2011- 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 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1728 Related bill Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2011
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 25, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 160: Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-160/
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