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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

USA115th CongressS-25| Senate 
| Updated: 1/4/2017
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) 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 (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
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Timeline
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 4, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 25, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2140
Introduced in House
  • January 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 4, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • April 25, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2140
    Introduced in House

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2140: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
Child care and developmentEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionTeaching, teachers, curricula

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

USA115th CongressS-25| Senate 
| Updated: 1/4/2017
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) 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 (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
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Timeline
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 4, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 25, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2140
Introduced in House
  • January 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 4, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • April 25, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2140
    Introduced in House
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2140: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child care and developmentEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionTeaching, teachers, curricula