COVID–19 Youth Sports and Working Families Relief Act
Latest action · May 15, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 15, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Youth Sports and Working Families Relief Act
This bill modifies the tax credit for household and dependent care expenses necessary for employment to include expenses for youth physical activities. Youth physical activities include organized individual and team sports, fitness and exercise, recreation, and other physical activities for youth who have attained age 4, but not age 18. The credit is refundable for taxable years beginning in 2020.
The bill also increases the dollar amount of the election for dependent care flexible spending arrangements.
The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a relief fund for youth sport providers that directly serve youths age 18 and younger. The fund must disburse amounts to (1) alleviate losses sustained due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), (2) sustain existing organizations that without assistance may fail or have to severely curtail operations, and (3) maintain youth participation capacity.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2020 to Jun 30, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | May 15, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 24, 2020 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jun 24, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jun 24, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jun 24, 2020 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 24, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jun 24, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 30, 2020 |
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- May 15, 2020Introduced in House
- May 15, 2020Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
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- May 15, 2020Introduced in House
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