United States · Bill · S
S. 210 (111th)
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009
Introduced
12 January 2009
Last action
12 January 2009 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) allow a new $2,000 tax credit for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
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Timeline
12 January 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 12 January 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Helping Families Afford to Work Act
- 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/senate-bill/210
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/210
- us · 111-s-210 · source updated 5 December 2025