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HR 148 117th Congress House Taxation Child care and development Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Military personnel and dependents Wages and earnings

Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2021

Introduced: January 12, 2021 Introduced by: Norcross, Donald Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2021

This bill allows an employer a work opportunity tax credit for hiring the spouse or domestic partner of a member of the Armed Forces and requires the creation of programs for service members to pay for childcare on a pretax basis.

Specifically, an employer may receive a tax credit equal to 40% of a new employee's first-year wages if the employer hires a service member's spouse or domestic partner (as recognized under state law or by the Armed Forces). Currently, a similar tax credit exists for employers who hire certain disadvantaged individuals, including disadvantaged veterans.

The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard) must implement flexible spending arrangements that permit members of the Armed Forces to use basic pay and compensation to pay on a pretax basis for dependent childcare.

What's happening now January 4, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2974 Related bill Military Spouse Hiring Act
  • S 1532 Related bill Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 4
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Nov 30, 2021
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Apr 20, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 21, 2021
Delgado, Antonio
· Jan 12, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 4, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 4, 2021
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jan 4, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· Jan 4, 2021
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 148: Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-148/
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"H.R. 148: Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-148/.
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H.R. 148, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-148/.
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