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HOUSE 323116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.

Last Action
4/16/2019

Actions

  • 2019-01-08Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • 2019-01-08Introduced in House
  • 2019-01-08Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-08 (00)

This bill allows a new tax credit for a taxpayer's employment-related expenses necessary to care for a dependent who has attained age 50.

Employment-related expenses include (1) expenses for household services; and (2) expenses for the care of the dependent, including respite care and hospice care. The expenses must be incurred to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed for any period for which there are one or more dependents that qualify for the credit.

The bill limits the amount of such credit to $3,000 for the care of one dependent and $6,000 for the care of two or more dependents of the taxpayer in a taxable year.

Cosponsors (2)

  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
  • Frederica Wilson (D-FL)

Subjects

  • Adult day care
  • Income tax credits
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Tax treatment of families
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