# 114-hr-4699: Working Parents Flexibility Act of 2016

114-hr-4699, Working Parents Flexibility Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4699
- Congress: 114
- Title: Working Parents Flexibility Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Working Parents Flexibility Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax-exempt parental leave savings account for the care of a child, to which an individual taxpayer who has earned income from employment during the past 12 months may make tax deductible cash contributions of up to $6,750 in a taxable year and not more than an aggregate of  $24,000 for all taxable years. Taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $250,000 in a taxable year are ineligible for such a tax deduction. The bill excludes from gross income: (1) distributions from a parental leave savings account that are made not later than one year after the birth or adoption of a child of an account holder, and (2) contributions made by an employer to the parental leave savings account of an employee.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5392: No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4764: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4625: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4381: Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act
- 114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4699 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4699)

## Related
- [114-hr-5392: No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5392)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-4764: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4764)
- [114-hr-4625: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4625)
- [114-hr-4381: Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4381)
- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4699 (as of 2025-11-18).