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HR 7057 115th Congress House Taxation Adult day care Child care and development Employee benefits and pensions Income tax exclusion

Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2018

Introduced: October 9, 2018 Introduced by: Wagner, Ann Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 9, 2018
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 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.

What's happening now October 9, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 782 Related bill Family Care Savings Act
  • HR 1959 Related bill Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act
  • HR 775 Related bill 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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