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HR 3949 101th Congress House Taxation Armed forces abroad Earnings Housing subsidies Income tax Military pay Tax credits Tax returns

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make changes to the earned income tax credit to provide equitable treatment for military families overseas and to clarify and improve current law.

Introduced: February 5, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Feb 5, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 5, 1990
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make members of the armed forces serving on extended active duty and stationed outside the United States eligible for the earned income credit.

What's happening now February 5, 1990

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 5, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3949: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make changes to the earned income tax credit to provide equitable treatment for military families overseas and to clarify and improve current law.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3949/
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"H.R. 3949: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make changes to the earned income tax credit to provide equitable treatment for military families overseas and to clarify and improve current law.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3949/.
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H.R. 3949, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3949/.
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[H.R. 3949: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make changes to the earned income tax credit to provide equitable treatment for military families overseas and to clarify and improve current law.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3949/)
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