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Fairness for Working Americans Act of 2004

Introduced: April 22, 2004 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Apr 22, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 22, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Working Americans Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the reduction in the percentage of earned income for calculating the refundable portion of the child tax credit (15 to ten percent) for taxable years beginning before 2005; (2) include in earned income for purposes of calculating the refundable portion of the credit otherwise tax excludable combat zone compensation of members of the armed services; and (3) set forth rules for the tax treatment of certain foreign corporations engaging in tax avoidance activities as U.S. domestic corporations.

What's happening now April 22, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Independent 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 12, 2004
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 4, 2004
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 4, 2004
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 4, 2004
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 22, 2004
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2004
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2004
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 22, 2004
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 22, 2004
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 22, 2004
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Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 22, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4207: Fairness for Working Americans Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4207/
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"H.R. 4207: Fairness for Working Americans Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4207/.
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H.R. 4207, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4207/.
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