Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2012 [HB-5938]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $5,000 to $10,000 the limitation on the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income is less than $100,000. Provides for an annual inflation adjustment beginning after 2013 for the increased limitation amount and the modified adjusted gross income amount.
HB-5938: Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Murphy
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/08/2012
Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2012 [HB-5886]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the mandatory reduction in the rate of the tax credit for household and dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000. Makes provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that increased the amounts of employment-related expenses eligible for such credit permanent.
HB-5886: Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/01/2012
Child Care Affordability Act of 2012 [HB-4397]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
Child Care Affordability Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment, (2) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for such expenses, (3) provide for an inflation adjustment beginning after 2013 to the dollar amounts for such tax deduction and tax credit, and (4) make such tax credit refundable.
HB-4397: Child Care Affordability Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E572) on 04/18/2012
Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2011 [HB-2481]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2012.
HB-2481: Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/08/2011
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2011 [HB-2290]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to determining entitlement to and the amount of any monthly benefit, including any lump-sum death payment, payable under OASDI on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of any individual. Deems such an individual to have been paid a wage (according to a specified formula) during each month during which the individual was engaged for at least 80 hours in providing care to a dependent
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HB-2290: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 07/07/2011
A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability. [SCR-37]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
Recognizes caregiving as a profession.Expresses support for: (1) the private home care industry and the efforts of family caregivers; and (2) current federal programs that address the accessibility and affordability needs of seniors and their family caregivers.Encourages: (1) alternatives to make caregiving for seniors even more accessible and affordable through reviews of federal policies that relate to caregiving for seniors; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue working to educate Americans on the impact of aging
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SCR-37: A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8204) on 07/28/2009
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 [S.3307]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 - Title I: A Path to End Childhood Hunger - Subtitle A: National School Lunch Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide performance awards to states with outstanding performance or substantial improvement in directly certifying children who receive other public assistance as eligible for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs; (2) establish performance benchmarks and require states with direct certification
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S.3307: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Became Public Law No: 111-296. on 12/13/2010
Healthy Living Starts Early Act of 2010 [S.3124]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Agriculture ]
[Education ]
Healthy Living Starts Early Act of 2010 - Amends the child and adult care food program of the the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) require subsidized food served to children in child care centers and day care homes to meet the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and certain authoritative scientific recommendations; (2) prohibit such food from being used as a punishment or reward; (3) allow nondairy substitutes to be served to children who cannot consume milk, provided the substitutes are nutritionally equivalent to milk
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S.3124: Healthy Living Starts Early Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/16/2010
Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act [S.3067]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2010.
S.3067: Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/03/2010
Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009 [S.2749]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009 - Amends the the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to increase reimbursement rates for free, reduced price, and paid meals and snacks served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) at nonresidential child care centers and family or group day care homes. Allows such providers to be reimbursed for the service of three meals and a snack. (Currently, reimbursement is provided for two meals and a snack.) Lowers the percentage of children or school children in an area that
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S.2749: Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 11/06/2009
Americans Giving care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2009 [S.1604]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Americans Giving care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents). Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase funding for the National Family Caregiver Support Program through FY2013; and (2) establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving to provide information on and support for family caregiver support programs.
S.1604: Americans Giving care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/06/2009
Recognizing the importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its positive effect on the lives of low income children and families. [HR-442]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Recognizes the importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its overall positive effect on the lives of low-income children and families, as well as its positive effect on improving the quality of a child's child care environment. Recognizes the need to provide adequate resources to improve the availability and quality of nutritious meals and snacks served by Child and Adult Care Food Program facilities. Recognizes the need to provide states with resources to improve the availability of nutritious meals in child care. Recognizes that
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HR-442: Recognizing the importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its positive effect on the lives of low income children and families.
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Mr. Tonko Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution. on 05/18/2009
You have voted HR-442: Recognizing the importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its positive effect on the lives of low income children and families..
Supporting the goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability. [HCR-59]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
Declares that Congress: (1) recognizes caregiving as a profession; (2) supports the private home car industry and the efforts of family caregivers nationwide by encouraging individuals to provide care to family, friends, and neighbors; (3) encourages accessible and affordable care for seniors; (4) reviews federal policies and supports current federal programs which address the needs of seniors and their family caregivers; and (5) encourages the Secretary of Health and Human Services to continue working to educate people on the impact of aging and
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HCR-59: Supporting the goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/24/2009
Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act [HB-5504]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to revise the school lunch and breakfast programs, the summer food service program, the child and adult care food program (CACFP), and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program). Reauthorizes appropriations for such programs through FY2015. Includes among such revisions: (1) encouraging the direct certification of children who receive other public assistance as
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HB-5504: Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 09/13/2010
Support Working Parents Act of 2010 [HB-5260]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Supporting Working Parents Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the phaseout of the tax credit for dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000.
HB-5260: Support Working Parents Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/11/2010
Middle Class Tax Relief Act [HB-5075]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Middle Class Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum allowable dollar amount of the dependent care tax credit; (2) increase to $60,000 the adjusted gross income threshold for the phaseout of such credit; (3) allow such credit for the expenses of caring for the taxpayer's parents (or ancestors of such parents) who are unable to care for themselves; and (4) extend the additional standard tax deduction for state and local real property taxes through 2010 and increase the allowable amount of such deduction. Makes
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HB-5075: Middle Class Tax Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. John Adler
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/20/2010
Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009 [HB-4402]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009 - Amends the the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to increase reimbursement rates for free, reduced price, and paid meals and snacks served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) at nonresidential child care centers and family or group day care homes. Allows such providers to be reimbursed for the service of three meals and a snack. (Currently, reimbursement is provided for two meals and a snack.) Lowers the percentage of children or school children in an area that
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HB-4402: Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 02/23/2010
Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 [HB-3962]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pensions ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Health Provisions - (Sec. 101) Sets 2.2% as the update to the single conversion factor in the formula for determining physician payment rates for June 1, 2010, through November 30, 2010. (Sec. 102) Revises requirements for calculating payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services with respect to the three-day payment window regarding other services related to an admission which are performed during the three days before an admission. Includes
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HB-3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Became Public Law No: 111-192. on 06/25/2010
Tax Relief for Working Caregivers Act of 2009 [HB-3434]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Tax Relief for Working Caregivers Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $15,000 to $75,000 the taxpayer adjusted gross income amount at which the tax credit for household and dependent care expenses is phased down; (2) allow such credit for a physically or mentally incapacitated parent (or an ancestor of such parent) of the taxpayer who is a dependent of such taxpayer; and (3) allow an inflation adjustment after 2010 to the maximum dollar limitation for such credit. Makes permanent the increases in the tax credit for
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HB-3434: Tax Relief for Working Caregivers Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Donnelly
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/30/2009