HR7407-118

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain small employers for the startup costs of dependent care flexible spending plans.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 16, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain small employers for the startup costs of dependent care flexible spending plans., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Education, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2FC1F056B4044D2B9D88DF5FDA3E98FF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Dependent Care FSA Opportunity Act.
  • Section HF8007F2B2E064EE49A51ED4A16EE43F4: 2. Small employer dependent care flexible spending plan startup costs Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is...
  • Section HC251B35BD45F48CCB43538C602FC610E: 45BB. Small employer dependent care flexible spending plan startup costs For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible employer, the small employer...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain small employers for the startup costs of dependent care flexible spending plans., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Education, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain small employers for the startup costs of dependent care flexible spending plans., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Education Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 16, 2024

Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Education Labor
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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