US Congress House Bill 822 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017

Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-02-02	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/822/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr822/BILLS-115hr822ih.pdf