MAIN STREET MEMBERS IN ACTION
Lawmakers serve the public interest
when they show independent-mindedness
Sen. Ben Sasse and Rep. Don Bacon deserve credit for their recent displays of independent-mindedness. They have stood up, in the face of partisan criticism, for responsible behavior in Washington. Their actions are in line with a Nebraska tradition of similar independent judgment by Bob Kerrey and Chuck Hagel when they
served in the Senate.
Republican Main Street Partnership's Suburban Families' Legislative Agenda for
the 117th Congress.
Workforce Development
- (H.R. TBD) Advancing Support for Working Families Act
The Advancing Support for Working Families Act would allow families the option to advance up to $5,000 of their recently-doubled child tax credit in the first year of a child's life or the first year a family adopts a child.
- H.R.3397 - Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2019
This bill increases the tax exclusion to up to $8,000 for employer-provided dependent care assistance and allows individuals to carry forward into the next taxable year unused flexible spending arrangement account balances
Sponsors/Co-Sponsors: Rep. Peter King, Rep. Steve Stivers
- H.R.4253 - Empower Parents in College Act of 2019
Provides increased access to childcare support for low-income parent-students.
Sponsors/Co-Sponsors: Rep. Dusty Johnson*
