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HR 1782 108th Congress House Taxation Cost of living adjustments Dividends Earned income tax credit Economics and Public Finance Families Finance and Financial Sector Households Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Interest Investments Married people Rent Social Welfare Tax returns

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the calculation and simplify the administration of the earned income tax credit.

Introduced: April 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 12, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E778)
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise the calculation of the earned income credit; (2) revise the credit's application to married individuals; and (3) repeal provisions denying the credit to individuals having excessive investment income.
What's happening now April 12, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E778)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 11, 2003
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 11, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1782: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the calculation and simplify the administration of the earned income tax credit.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1782/
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"H.R. 1782: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the calculation and simplify the administration of the earned income tax credit.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1782/.
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H.R. 1782, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1782/.
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