House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make the credit fully refundable for certain taxpayers.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 24, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Apr 24, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2994.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 69, April 24, 2025, Page H1625):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the powers enumerated under section 8 and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof,Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 24, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2994, 119th Congress
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- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
27 cosponsors — 27 Democrats
0 of 27 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), John Larson (D-CT), George Latimer (D-NY), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis.
- H.R. 7529 (119th) Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act
- H.R. 6181 (119th) John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- H.R. 5356 (119th) National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025
- H.R. 2540 (119th) SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
- H.R. 2595 (119th) Building Child Care for a Better Future Act
- H.Res. 1432 (119th) Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents…
Related bills
- S. 1421 (119th) Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2025Identical bill
- H.R. 6900 (119th) American Affordability Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.