HR 2879
116th Congress
House
Taxation
Child care and development
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Working Families Relief Act
Introduced: May 21, 2019
Introduced by:
Sánchez, Linda T.
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Working Families Relief Act
This bill increases and expands tax incentives for employer-provided dependent care assistance programs.
The bill increases the limit on the amount excludible from the gross income of an employee for employer-provided dependent care assistance and requires annual inflation adjustments to such increased limit after 2020.
The bill also allows tax credits for (1) small employer dependent care assistance program start-up costs, and (2) employer matching contributions for dependent care assistance programs.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1