S 2879 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Working Families Relief Act

Introduced Apr 28, 2016 Originated Senate Sponsor Kelly Ayotte R-NH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 28, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 28, 2016
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Working Families Relief Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and expand tax incentives for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

The bill increases the limit on the amount excludible from the gross income of an employee for employer-provided dependent care assistance and requires annual inflation adjustments to such increased limit after 2017.

The bill also establishes tax credits for: (1) small employer dependent care assistance program start-up costs, and (2) employer matching contributions for dependent care assistance programs.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 28, 2016.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalApr 28, 2016

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2016Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 28, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4867Working Families Relief ActIdentical billMar 23, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2016Introduced in Senate

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