HR 2718
108th Congress
House
Taxation
Child support
Cost of living adjustments
Custody of children
Disabled
Divorce
Earned income tax credit
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Heads of households
Higher education
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Local laws
Married people
Missing children
Parents
Public assistance programs
Child Tax Fairness Act of 2003
Introduced: July 14, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 14, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Child Tax Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide a uniform definition of the term "child"; (2) repeal the head of household filing status and establish an exemption of $3,700 for single taxpayers with either a qualifying child, relative, or parent in the household; and (3) exempt means-tested government benefits when determining whether or not over half the cost of a dependent's care is provided by a taxpayer.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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