WFCA Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Working Families Childcare Access Act of 2023 or the WFCA Act of 2023
This bill includes certain additional expenses in a dependent care flexible spending arrangement (FSA), specifically qualified sports, tutoring, and music or art expenses. It also increases the eligibility age for dependent care benefits to 15, allows a carry forward of unused benefits to the next plan year, and increases to $15,000 the maximum amount of dependent care benefits excludible from employee gross income.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2023 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
- Jan 24, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1421 | Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2023 | Related bill | Mar 7, 2023 |
| HR 9514 | WFCA Act of 2022 | Reintroduction of | Dec 13, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the inclusion of additional expenses in dependent care FSAs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- WFCA Act of 2023
- Working Families Childcare Access Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2023Introduced in House
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