H.R. 3740 · 113th Congress · 2013–2014
Child CARE Act
H.R. 3740 in the 113th Congress (2013–2014) was introduced on Dec 12, 2013, sponsored by Donna F. Edwards with 49 co-sponsors.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Dec 12, 2013
- Co-sponsors
- 49
- Policy area
- Taxation
What it does
Child Care Access and Refundability Expansion Act or the Child CARE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for dependent care expenses, to: (1) make such credit refundable, (2) deny such credit to nonresident aliens, and (3) allow an annual cost-of-living adjustment after 2013 to the amounts used to determine an income-based reduction in the amount of such credit.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Donna F. Edwards (D-MD). Co-sponsors: 49 Democrats.
Where it stands
- IntroducedDec 12, 2013
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (Dec 12, 2013)
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