# 119-hr-2900: PACE Act

119-hr-2900, PACE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2900
- Congress: 119
- Title: PACE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Makes the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit refundable and larger.** It would also raise the employer-provided dependent care exclusion and index both benefits to inflation for future tax years.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger dependent care credit for families: benefit, high. If enacted, families could get a larger Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit for tax years after 2025. The credit rate would be 50% and could not fall below 35%. The credit would be refundable. Dollar limits in the credit would rise with inflation after 2025, using 2024 as the base, rounded to $50.
- More tax-free dependent care at work: benefit, high. If enacted, workers could exclude up to $7,500 of employer-provided dependent care from taxable income for tax years after 2025. Married filing separately would be limited to half that amount. Starting after 2026, that cap would rise with inflation using 2025 as the base, rounded to the nearest $10…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2900 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2900)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2900 (as of 2026-04-21).