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S. 897 117th Congress Senate

Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation of the exclusion for dependent care assistance programs.

Introduced: March 23, 2021 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative remediesChild care and developmentDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmployee benefits and pensions
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 23, 2021
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 Latest action March 23, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021

This bill increases the limitation on the exclusion from employee gross income for employer-paid dependent care assistance from $5,000 to $10,500.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2121 Identical bill Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021
  • HR 2714 Working Families Childcare Access Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 23, 2021
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Mar 23, 2021
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 897: Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-897/
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"S. 897: Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-897/.
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S. 897, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-897/.
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