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Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2019

Introduced: January 16, 2019 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 16, 2019
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Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2019

This bill expands the tax credits and exclusions that are available for child care expenses. The bill includes provisions that

  • increase the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities;
  • increase the household and dependent care tax credit and make the credit refundable;
  • allow a new $2,000 annual tax credit for three years for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and
  • increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
What's happening now January 16, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 16, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 16, 2019
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jan 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 137: Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-137/
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"S. 137: Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-137/.
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