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Senate approves waiver request to pilot monthly payments for dependent-care tax credits

2260878 · February 11, 2025
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Summary

The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 64 to direct the Department of Human Services to pursue a federal waiver to allow monthly payments of certain dependent‑care tax credits in a time-limited pilot aimed at improving household cash flow for families.

Senator Elizabeth Hayden, sponsor of Senate Bill 64, told colleagues the bill directs the Oregon Department of Human Services to work with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a waiver to allow monthly payments of certain dependent‑care (childcare) tax credits as a pilot project for qualifying families.

Hayden said federal pandemic-era changes that included monthly…

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