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H.R. 1421 118th Congress House

Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2023

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

Introduced: July 28, 2023 Introduced by: Kim Schrier Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Mar 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2023

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 1
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
    for EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 9 Republican 2
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Apr 2, 2024
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2023
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Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Aug 11, 2023
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 28, 2023
 D
Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Jun 22, 2023
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · May 11, 2023
Wild, Susan
· Apr 27, 2023
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 25, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· Apr 19, 2023
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Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Apr 19, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Apr 17, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 13, 2023
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 13, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 7, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1421: Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1421/
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"H.R. 1421: Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1421/.
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H.R. 1421, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1421/.
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