# 119-hr-5558: Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2025

119-hr-5558, Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5558
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Raises the tax-free limit for employer-dependent care assistance** to ease child care costs for working families. This bill would increase the Internal Revenue Code exclusion for amounts paid under a dependent care assistance program (section 129) from $7,500 to $10,500 and raise the separate-filer cap from $3,750 to $5,250. The change applies to amounts paid or incurred in calendar years beginning after the date of enactment.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher tax-free limit for dependent care: benefit, high. If enacted, this would raise the tax-free limit for employer dependent care plans from $7,500 to $10,500 per year. If you file married separately, your limit would be $5,250. You would need an employer program or a dependent care FSA to use this. The change would apply to amounts paid or incurred i…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5558 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5558)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5558 (as of 2026-04-21).