A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the credit for expenses with respect to child care for dependent children, to make such credit refundable, to amend the Social Security Act to increase the funds for available child care, and for other purposes.
Expanded Child Care Opportunities Act of 1989 - Title I: Internal Revenue Provisions - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions governing the dependent care credit to: (1) increase the amount of the credit for taxpayers whose income is $25,000 or less; (2) disallow the credit with respect to employment related expenses subsidized by government; (3) permit advance credit payments by employers through payroll withholding to employees who provide certification of eligibility; and (4) make refundable with respect to taxpayers with an income of $27,500 or less the portion of the credit associated with dependent children under the age of 13.
Title II: Social Security Act - Amends title XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Social Security Act to establish a program of allotments to States to carry out plans to address deficiencies in the supply of child care and to expand and improve child care services, emphasizing services to low-income areas. Describes application procedures, authorized fund uses, and entities eligible for assistance. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a report to specified congressional committees concerning the program, as well as a later report evaluating the program's effectiveness. Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee on Finance. Hearings held.
Committee on Finance. Hearings held.
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