US HB7551 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-1)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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. The Inspector General for Tax Administration of Treasury must study the outreach program and make recommendations for improving it.
Title
Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL] |
| Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. John Larson [D-CT] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] |
| Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] |
| Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] |
| Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] |
| Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] |
| Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2020-07-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. |
| 2020-07-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
Taxation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7551/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7551/BILLS-116hr7551ih.pdf |
