United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1500 (111th)
Helping Families Afford to Work Act
Introduced
12 March 2009
Last action
12 March 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Helping Families Afford to Work Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to the dependent care tax credit to: (1) increase from $15,000 to $20,000 the income threshold at which the rate of such credit is reduced; (2) increase the rate of such credit from 35 to 50%; (3) increase the maximum dollar amount of such credit; and (4) make such credit refundable.
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Timeline
12 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 March 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009
- related to ← Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1500
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1500
- us · 111-hr-1500 · source updated 14 August 2025