Provide universal childcare and universal pre-K by capping family childcare copayments through a refundable tax credit.

Through a refundable tax credit, Adam’s plan would cap childcare copayments for families at no more than 5-10% of a family’s income and encourage states to waive copayments for families at or below 150% of the federal poverty level.

Schiff proposes universal childcare, including universal pre-K, with copayments capped at 5-10% of income and waived for very low-income families.

Affordability Agenda - Adam Schiff for Senate
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Provide Universal Childcare, Including Universal Pre-K

Schiff commits to universal childcare and universal pre-K via a refundable tax credit that caps family copayments.

Affordability Agenda - Adam Schiff for Senate
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Campaign pledge: through a refundable tax credit, Schiff's plan would cap family childcare copayments at 5-10% of income and provide universal childcare including universal pre-K.

This is the source promise: universal childcare and universal pre-K with family childcare copayments capped via a refundable tax credit.

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Affordability Agenda - Adam Schiff for Senate
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Congress.gov lists S.2295 as introduced July 15, 2025, referred to Senate HELP, status Introduced, with Sen. Adam B. Schiff as a cosponsor on September 2, 2025.

Schiff took concrete legislative action by cosponsoring a broad child care bill in his Senate term, but the bill had not advanced beyond committee referral as of the record reviewed.

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S.2295 - Child Care for Working Families Act, All Information
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S.2295 would create a birth-through-five child care and early learning program, cap family copayments on a sliding scale up to 7% of income, and establish Title III universal preschool.

The bill closely tracks major parts of the promise, including capped copayments and universal preschool, but it is proposed legislation rather than enacted law.

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Text - S.2295 - Child Care for Working Families Act
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Congress.gov records H.R.1 as Public Law 119-21 and includes sections enhancing employer-provided child care credit, dependent care assistance, and the child and dependent care tax credit.

A limited child-care-related tax package became law in the same term, but it did not establish universal childcare, universal pre-K, or Schiff's promised refundable copayment-cap structure.

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H.R.1 - Public Law No. 119-21 Text
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IRS Form 2441 instructions limit the credit by tax liability: if the worksheet result is zero or less, taxpayers cannot take the credit.

Current IRS instructions show the child and dependent care credit remains constrained by tax liability for 2025 returns, supporting that a universal refundable childcare copayment-cap credit had not been implemented.

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Instructions for Form 2441 (2025), Child and Dependent Care Expenses
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