US HB5271 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-0)
Status: Introduced on November 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to (1) make the credit available to certain students, (2) modify the age requirement for the credit, (3) include care-giving and learning as compensated work for purposes of the credit, (4) revise the definition of "qualifying dependents" eligible for the credit, (5) increase the credit for certain unmarried individuals with two or more qualifying children, and (6) require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a program for making direct advance monthly payments of the credit to eligible taxpayers. The bill directs the IRS to establish a program to educate taxpayers about the availability of the earned income tax credit and the advance monthly payments of such credit.
Title
WRCR Act of 2019 Worker Relief and Credit Reform Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] |
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] |
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX] |
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] |
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] |
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] |
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] |
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
2019-11-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Tax treatment of families
Taxation
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Tax treatment of families
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5271/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5271/BILLS-116hr5271ih.pdf |