Affordable Child Care Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +5
- Latest action
- Feb 18, 2025
What it does
The Affordable Child Care Act would double several key tax benefits related to child and dependent care by amending the Internal Revenue Code. It would increase the child and dependent care credit limits from $3,000 to $6,000 for one qualifying individual and from $6,000 to $12,000 for two or more, raise the dependent care assistance program exclusion from $5,000 to $10,000, and double the employer-provided childcare credit limit from $150,000 to $300,000. These changes would apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, affecting families, employers, and individuals claiming childcare-related tax benefits. The bill was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.