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H.R. 1985 116th Congress House

Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance including the limitation on dependent care flexible spending arrangements.

Introduced: April 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
Taxation Child care and developmentDisability and paralysisEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax exclusionInflation and prices
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Mar 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act

This bill increases the amount that employees may exclude from their gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance. The bill increases the existing $5,000 limit by requiring annual adjustments that account for inflation.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3300 Economic Mobility Act of 2019
  • HR 3903 Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2019
  • S 749 PACE Act
  • S 2230 Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 21, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 14, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 12, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Dec 19, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Mar 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1985: Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1985/
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