S.271: Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2021

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Introduced Feb. 8, 2021
Latest Major Action Feb. 8, 2021
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Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

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33 (32 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat)

Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)
Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
Tina Smith (D-Minn.)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Christopher S. Murphy (D-Conn.)
Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)
Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)
Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.)
Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)
Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)
Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)
Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)
Angus King (ID-Maine)

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Introduced in Senate - Feb. 8, 2021

Bill Summary

Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2021 This bill modifies the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent to (1) increase to $400,000, the adjusted gross income threshold level above which the credit is incrementally reduced; (2) increase the dollar limits on the allowable amount of the credit; (3) specify rules for married couples filing separate returns; (4) allow an...

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Date	Description
Feb. 8, 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 8, 2021	Introduced in the Senate by Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Bob Casey (D-Pa.)