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H.R. 7057 115th Congress House

Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and to allow limited annual carryforward of unused… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and to allow limited annual carryforward of unused dependent care flexible spending arrangement account balances.

Introduced: October 9, 2018 Introduced by: Ann Wagner Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
Taxation Adult day careChild care and developmentEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax exclusion
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 9, 2018
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 Latest action October 9, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to employer-provided dependent care assistance programs, to: (1) increase the amounts of dependent care assistance that employees may exclude from gross income, (2) require the increased limits to be adjusted for inflation after 2019, and (3) allow certain unused dependent care flexible spending account balances to be carried forward into the next year.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 782 Family Care Savings Act
  • HR 1959 Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act
  • HR 775 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to inflation adjust the $5,000 limitation with respect to dependent care ass…
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 9, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7057: Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7057/
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"H.R. 7057: Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7057/.
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H.R. 7057, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7057/.
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