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H.R. 2238 115th Congress House

Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make the credit fully refundable.

Introduced: April 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Child care and developmentIncome tax creditsInflation and prices
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Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent, to: (1) increase to $126,000, the adjusted gross income threshold level above which such credit is incrementally reduced; (2) increase the dollar limit on the allowable amount of such credit; (3) allow an inflation adjustment to the adjusted gross income threshold and the maximum credit amounts, beginning after 2018; and (4) make such credit refundable.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 208 PACE Act
  • S 1938 Stronger Way Act
  • HR 2633 Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2017
  • S 470 Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2238: Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2238/
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"H.R. 2238: Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2238/.
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H.R. 2238, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2238/.
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