| House Bill # | Senate Bill # | Bill Title | Synopsis | Sponsor (s) | Last Action | Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.4800 | The Heroes Act | Would strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit for individuals with no qualifying children. | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | 11/09/2020 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. | |
| S.4770 | Family Crisis Cash Assistance Act | Will use federal public assistance programs, such as the Earned Income Tax Credits, to identify individuals and families in the State who are eligible for a family crisis cash assistance payment. | Sen. Schatz, Brian | 09/30/2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| H.R.8440 | Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 | This bill sets forth tax relief provisions for taxpayers residing in a disaster zone and permits the calculation of the earned income tax credit based upon income earned prior to 2020. | Rep. Thompson, Mike | 09/29/2020 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | |
| H.R.8406 | The Heroes Act | Would strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit for individuals with no qualifying children. | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. | 09/29/2020 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | |
| H.R.8387 | Family Crisis Cash Assistance Act | Will use federal public assistance programs, such as the Earned Income Tax Credits, to identify individuals and families in the State who are eligible for a family crisis cash assistance payment. | Rep. Moore, Gwen | 09/24/2020 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | |
| S.4679 | Poverty Measurement Improvement Act | Would require the Bureau of the Census to determine income and poverty levels in the United States in a manner that accounts for the receipt of Federal benefits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, and for other purposes. | Sen. Lee, Mike | 09/23/2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | |
| S.4621 | 2020 Disasters Tax Relief Act | This bill sets forth tax relief provisions for individual and business taxpayers residing in a disaster zone during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending 60 days after the enactment of this bill, and permits the calculation of the earned income tax credit based upon income earned prior to 2020. | Sen. Wyden, Ron | 09/17/2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| S.4596 | Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 | This bill sets forth tax relief provisions for individual and business taxpayers residing in a disaster zone during the period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending 60 days after the enactment of this bill, and permits the calculation of the earned income tax credit based upon income earned prior to 2020, and reimburses U.S. possessions for losses sustained due to the application of the provisions of this bill. | Sen. Ernst, Joni | 09/16/2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| S.4537 | RECOVERY Act | Taxpayers may elect to treat amounts excluded from gross income as earned income for the purposes of the Earned Income Tax Credit. | Sen. Cruz, Ted | 09/08/2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| H.Res.1048 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Poverty Bill of Rights to reaffirm the right of all Americans to live a life free from poverty and its impacts. | Reaffirms the right of all Americans to live a life free from poverty and its impacts, including the right to working family tax credits, such as the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit, that are proven to lift families out of poverty, free from onerous eligibility requirements. | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. | 07/16/2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | |
| H.R.7551 | Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2020 | This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in January of 2021 and January of 2022, to carry out a public outreach program to inform individual taxpayers of their potential eligibility for the earned income and child tax credits. | Rep. Moore, Gwen | 07/09/2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| S.3883 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the earned income tax credit available to residents of possessions of the United States. | This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to make payments to Puerto Rico for expenditures by its taxpayer relating to the earned income tax credit (EITC). The bill also requires payments to U.S. possessions with mirror code tax systems (i.e., the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) for a specified percentage of the cost of the EITC in calendar years 2020-2024. | Sen. Menendez, Robert | 06/03/2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| H.Res.985 | Expressing the moral responsibility of Congress to end adult and child poverty in the United States. | Supports increased funding for and strengthening of basic need programs like the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), the Child Tax Credit, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and housing assistance especially during the COVID–19 pandemic. | Rep. Lee, Barbara | 05/28/2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | |
| H.R.6800 | The Heroes Act | Would strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit for individuals with no qualifying children. | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. | 07/23/2020 | Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. | |
| H.R.6762 | COVID-19 Earned Income Act | This bill sets forth a special rule for determining the amount of the earned income tax credit and the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Specifically, the bill allows a taxpayer to use the earned income of the preceding taxable year in computing such credits if such income is greater than the income for the current taxable year (i..e., 2020). | Rep. Higgins, Brian | 05/08/2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.6379 | Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act | Would strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit for individuals with no qualifying children. | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. | 03/23/2020 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | |
| S.3542 | COVID-19 Earned Income Act | This bill sets forth a special rule for determining the amount of the earned income tax credit and the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Specifically, the bill allows a taxpayer to use the earned income of the preceding taxable year in computing such credits if such income is greater than the income for the current taxable year (i..e., 2020). | Sen. Brown, Sherrod | 03/19/2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| H.R.6217 | HOPE Act of 2020 | Would authorize the establishment of HOPE Account Pilot Projects, HOPE Action Plans Pilot Projects, and competitive grants for pilot projects. For purposes of making grants, preference shall be given for pilot projects that assist low-income households to apply for the Federal earned income tax credits and State tax credits. | Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. | 03/12/2020 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | |
| S.3484 | HOPE Act of 2020 | Would authorize the establishment of HOPE Account Pilot Projects, HOPE Action Plans Pilot Projects, and competitive grants for pilot projects. For purposes of making grants, preference shall be given for pilot projects that assist low-income households to apply for the Federal earned income tax credits and State tax credits. | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. | 03/12/2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | |
| H.R.5687 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020 | This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations and expands tax credits to respond to recent natural disasters and emergencies that affected Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] | 02/11/2020 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. | |
| H.R.3300 | Economic Mobility Act of 2019 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for workers and families, and for other purposes. | Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] | 02/04/2020 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307. | |
| H.R.5114 | Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act | This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from reducing a taxpayer's tax refund for student loan debt to the extent that such reduction would cause the refund to be less than the sum of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit. | Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] | 11/15/2019 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means | |
| H.R.4954 | S.2790 | Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify earned income tax credit provisions to increase such credit for individuals with no children and extend from 65 to 68 the age limit for such credit. It also lowers the credit eligibility age for individuals with no children and for homeless and qualified foster youth. | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | 11/06/2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| H.R.4280 | S.2753 | Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019 | To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes. | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] | 10/30/2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| H.R.4262 | Tax Refund Responsibility Act | This bill requires the governor of Guam to ensure that (1) each refund claim relating to the Guam income tax is processed within 90 days after it is filed, (2) valid refunds are issued within 90 days after the refund form is filed, and (3) a sufficient percentage of taxes collected by the government of Guam is deposited into the Guam Income Tax Refund Efficient Payment Trust Fund to cover the cost of refunds. | Rep. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] | 09/10/2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | |
| H.R.3507 | Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2019 | Increase in credit percentage under Earned Income Tax Credit for eligible individuals with no qualifying children. | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | 07/19/2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | |
| H.R.3590 | Building Our Opportunities to Survive and Thrive Act of 2019 | This bill creates a new refundable tax credit of $3,000 for individual taxpayers subject to an income-based phaseout and an inflation adjustment to the credit amount after 2019. It also provides for advance payments of credit amounts to taxpayers on a monthly basis and allows a disregard of credit amounts for purposes of determining eligibility for federal or state assistance programs. | Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] | 6/27/2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means | |
| H.R.3307 | Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2019 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for payments to possessions of the United States related to the application of the earned income tax credit in such possessions. | Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] | 6/18/2019 | Introduced in House | |
| H.R.3157 | Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019 | This bill increases and revises requirements for the refundable earned income and child tax credits. It also makes similar revisions to the earned income tax credit for residents of Puerto Rico. The bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate the practice of tax return preparers and impose sanctions upon preparers found to be incompetent or disreputable. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the sharing of information between Treasury and states regarding identification numbers issued to tax return preparers and minimum standards for preparers. | Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] | 6/06/2019 | Referred to Committee on Ways and Means | |
| H.R.2297 | S.1194 | Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2019 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a free on-line tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information. | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]; Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] | 4/11/2019 | Referred to the Senate Committee on Finance; Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means |
| H.R.2284 | Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 | This bill allows various tax credits, tax deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by federally declared disasters that occurred after December 31, 2018, and before April 15, 2019. | Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] | 04/10/2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.2273 | Tax Fairness for All Families Act of 2019 | This bill modifies the earned income tax credit to provide increased credit percentages for taxpayers with more than three qualifying children. | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] | 4/10/2019 | Introduced in House | |
| S.1133 | Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 | This bill allows various tax credits, tax deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by federally declared disasters that occurred after December 31, 2018, and before April 15, 2019. | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | 04/10/2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| S.1138 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes. | This bill increases and revises requirements for the earned income and child tax credits. It also makes similar revisions to the earned income tax credit for residents of Puerto Rico. | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | 04/10/2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| H.R.2145 | Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 | Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] | 04/09/2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | ||
| H.R. 1875 | VITA Permanence Act of 2019 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations. | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | 3/26/2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R. 841 | People CARE Act | To establish the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission, to improve the social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address the underlying. | Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] | 3/01/2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | |
| H.R.1431 | S.527 | Cost-of-Living Refund Act of 2019 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the earned income tax credit to account for the amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth, and for other purposes. The legislation would double the credit, increase the credit for workers without dependent children, expand the credit to students and caregivers, and allow recipients to claim a $500 advance on their credit. | Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]; Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | 2/28/2019 | Introduced in House and Senate |
| H.R.1436 | EITC Modernization Act of 2019 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the earned income tax credit to all taxpayers with dependents and to qualifying students, and for other purposes. | Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] | 2/28/2019 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means | |
| H.R.1148 | 2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act | The bill allows a temporary suspension of limitations on charitable contributions made for relief efforts in one or more qualified disaster areas and sets forth special rules for personal casualty losses and for determining the earned income tax credit for individuals residing in qualified disaster areas or zones. | Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] | 02/11/2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.1068 | Working Families Relief Act of 2019 | This bill provides that the maximum amount of the temporary (for tax years 2018 through 2025) refundable portion of the child tax credit, with respect to any qualifying child, is the greater of (1) $1,400 (adjusted for inflation after 2018), or (2) the excess of the taxpayer's Social Security taxes for the year over the credit allowed under the earned income tax credit. (Under current law, the maximum is $1,400, adjusted for inflation after 2018). | Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] | 2/07/2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means | |
| H.R.1000 | Jobs for All Act | Expand eligibility for or add value to the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, or the Low Income Home Energy Assistance program | Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] | 02/06/2019 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means | |
| S.26 | Designating January 25, 2019, as “Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day” | This resolution designates January 25, 2019, as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day. The resolution also calls on federal, state, and local agencies; community organizations; nonprofit organizations; employers; and other partners to help increase awareness about the earned income tax credit, other refundable tax credits, and free tax filing assistance to ensure that all eligible workers have access to the full benefits of the credits. | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | 1/24/2019 | Introduced in Senate | |
| H.R.754 | Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019 | This bill makes residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit. | Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] | 1/24/2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means | |
| H.R.536 | Hurricane Florence Tax Relief Act | This bill allows various tax credits, tax deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Florence, such as allowing taxpayers to use earned income from the immediately preceding year for the purpose of determining earned income for the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit. | Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] | 1/14/2019 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means | |
| H.R.410 | Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2019 | This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to pay to U.S.possessions for taxable years beginning after 2018 the cost of the earned tax credit and the child tax credit paid to residents of such possessions. | Rep. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] | 1/09/2019 | Introduced in House | |
| S.53 | WALL Act of 2019 | As offsets to the spending, this bill restricts the child tax credit, earned income credits, and lifetime learning credits to those with social security numbers and not prohibited from employment in the United States. Also, individuals who file taxes using an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) instead of a social security number shall pay a fee ($300 times the number of persons on the tax return issued an ITIN). | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | 01/08/2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| S.4 | LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families Today) the Middle Class Act | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable tax credit to increase the take-home pay of American workers and enhance their financial stability, and for other purposes. | Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] | 1/03/2019 | Referred to the Senate Committee on Finance | |
| H.R.4233 | Improper Tax Payments Reduction Act of 2017 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) specify that a taxpayer must claim all allowable deductions when determining net earnings from self-employment, (2) require employers who report wages to include the name and address of each employee and the amount of reportable wages received by each of those employees, and (3) limit earned income to amounts substantiated by the taxpayer on statements furnished or returns filed under third-party information reporting requirements or amounts substantiated by the taxpayer's books and records. | Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] | 11/02/2017 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.3812 | Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma Working Family Tax Relief Act | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain individuals affected by Hurricanes Harvey or Irma to elect to use earned income from the preceding year for the purpose of determining earned income for the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit. | Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] | 09/21/2017 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| S.1371 | Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) increase the credit and reduce the phaseout percentage for taxpayers with no qualifying children, (2) reduce from 25 to 21 the qualifying age for individuals with no children, (3) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member, and (4) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income. | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | 06/15/2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| H.R.2530 | Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2017 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit. | Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] | 05/18/2017 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.822 | Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) allow the credit for an individual who has no qualifying children, has attained the age of 21 but not 25, and is not a full-time student; (2) increase the credit rate and amount for individuals with no qualifying children; (3) allow the credit for an individual whose qualifying children do not have valid Social Security numbers; (4) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member; and (5) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income. | Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] | 02/02/2017 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.819 | Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2017 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to any alien individual who is in an unlawful immigration status at any point during the taxable year. | Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] | 02/02/2017 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| S.2203 | Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit and allow them to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers. | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | 10/22/2015 | Introduced in Senate | |
| H.R.4309 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reimburse each possession of the United States for the cost of the earned income tax credit. | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Department of the Treasury to pay to the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands amounts of the earned income tax credit paid or payable to residents for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. | Rep. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] | 12/18/2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.3553 | Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2015 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit. | Rep. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] | 09/17/2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.902 | Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2015 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) make permanent the increase in the rate of such credit for taxpayers with three or more qualifying children and the reduction in the amount of the marriage penalty for such credit; (2) allow such credit for an individual with no qualifying children who has attained the age of 21 but not 25 and is not a full-time student, and whose qualifying children do not have valid social security numbers; (3) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member; and (4) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income. | Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] | 02/11/2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| S.2327 | Foster EITC Act of 2015 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the earned income tax credit by: (1) making permanent the increase in the rate of such credit for taxpayers with three or more children, (2) increasing the credit for taxpayers with no qualifying children, (3) reducing the qualifying age for such credit for certain childless individuals (from age 25 to age 21) and for youth formerly in foster care (from age 25 to age 18), (4) imposing new reporting requirements for youth in foster care who have attained age 16, and (5) revising eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member. | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (I | 11/19/2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance | |
| H.R.3123 | Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2015 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to any alien individual who is in an unlawful immigration status at any point during the taxable year. | Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] | 07/21/2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| S.1994 | TRAFFIC Relief Act | The earned income tax credit is also modified to: (1) allow an increase in such credit for individuals with no qualifying children, (2) revise tax credit eligibility rules for married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member, and (3) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income. | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | 08/05/2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance | |
| H.R.4213 | Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2015 | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit and allow them to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers. In making the earned income tax credit applicable to Puerto Rican citizens, the bill modifies credit requirements to allow taxpayers in Puerto Rico to claim the credit at age 21 (rather than age 25) and to allow a credit percentage of 40, without regard to the number of qualifying children claimed by the taxpayer. | Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] | 12/10/2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.1757 | Tax Fairness for All Families Act of 2015 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to provide for an increased credit percentage for taxpayers with three or more qualifying children. | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] | 04/13/2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means | |
| H.R.3777 | America First Act | The bill permanently extends two expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit, limits tax deductions for high-income individuals, and repeals the medical device tax included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] | 03/23/2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions | |
| S.1795 | National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 | providing a special rule to allow individuals affected by a disaster in 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015 to claim a full earned income tax credit; | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | 07/16/2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| H.R.3110 | National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 | providing a special rule to allow individuals affected by a disaster in 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015 to claim a full earned income tax credit; | Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] | 07/16/2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | |
| H.R.3005 | Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2015 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the earned income tax credit percentage for eligible individuals with no qualifying children. | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | 07/15/2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | |
| S.473 | SONG Act | Modifies the earned income tax credit to: (1) make permanent the increase in the rate of such credit for taxpayers with three or more children; (2) increase the earned income amount, phaseout amounts, and the credit for taxpayers with no qualifying children; (3) reduce from 25 to 21 the qualifying age for such credit for individuals without a qualifying child; (4) revise eligibility rules for married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member; and (5) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income. | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | 02/12/2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
