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HR 5971 114th Congress Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excludable from gross income for dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements and to provide for a…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excludable from gross income for dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements and to provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits in dependent care flexible spending arrangements.

Introduced: September 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5971: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excludable from gross income for dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements and to provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits in dependent care flexible spending arrangements.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5971/
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"H.R. 5971: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excludable from gross income for dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements and to provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits in dependent care flexible spending arrangements.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5971/.
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H.R. 5971, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5971/.
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[H.R. 5971: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excludable from gross income for dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements and to provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits in dependent care flexible spending arrangements.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5971/)
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