Dependent Care Expense Relief Act of 2020
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 30, 2020)
Dependent Care Expense Relief Act of 2020
This bill allows the carryover of unused dependent care flexible spending arrangement benefits from plan year 2020 to plan year 2021. It also allows employees terminated from employment to be reimbursed for unused dependent care benefits during a specified period.
The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue rules or guidance to expand the definition of dependent care expenses eligible to be reimbursed from a dependent care flexible spending arrangement to account for changes in the dependent care needs of taxpayers due to a COVID-19 (i.e., corornavirus disease 2019) emergency declaration.
What just happenedJul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 30, 2020
- Jul 30, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Jul 30, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate