United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 265 (107th)
Right Start Act of 2001
Introduced
30 January 2001
Last action
15 March 2001 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Right Start Act of 2001 - Extends authorizations of appropriations for: (1) the Head Start Act; (2) the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990; (3) funding for child care under the Social Security Act; and (4) the Early Learning Opportunities Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise the formula to increase the dependent care income tax credit for certain taxpayers, indexed for inflation, with an even greater credit for employment-related dependent care expenses; (2) allow a minimum dependent care income tax credit for stay-at-home parents; (3) provide for advance payment by the employer of an employee's dependent care income tax credit; and (4) allow a business-related tax credit for employer-provided child care expenditures. Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to a State or local government to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other family caregiving needs. Family and Medical Leave Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to extend coverage to employees at worksites where the employer employs at least 25 (currently 50) employees at the worksite and within 75 miles of that worksite. Time for Schools Act of 2001 - Amends FMLA to allow employees covered by such Act to take up to 24 hours, during any 12-month period, of school involvement leave to participate in: (1) an academic activity of their child's school, such as a parent-teacher conference or an interview for a school; or (2) literacy training under a family literacy program. Amends Federal civil service law to provide the same school involvement leave allowance for Federal employees. Amends FMLA and Federal civil service law to entitle to leave those employees who must address the effects of domestic violence.
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Timeline
30 January 2001
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2001
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2001
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Source: Committee
15 March 2001
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 January 2001 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/265
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/265
- us · 107-hr-265 · source updated 23 March 2026