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S 2079 105th Congress Senate Taxation Costs Day care Families Income tax Personal income tax Tax credits

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the dependent care credit for children age 5 and under with an increase in the amount of the child tax credit for such children.

Introduced: May 14, 1998 See on congress.gov
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May 14, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 14, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4906-4907)
May 14, 1998
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase (to $1,500) the child tax credit for a child who is five years of age or less. Eliminates the dependent care credit for a child under the age of five.

What's happening now May 14, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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