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Relief for Working Families Tax Act of 2003

Introduced: July 21, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9565)
Sep 2, 2003
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 263.
Jul 21, 2003
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jul 21, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Relief for Working Families Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) accelerate the increase from the 10 percent to the 15 percent rate; and (2) reduce the marriage penalty.

Provides for a uniform definition of child in the Code.

Establishes special tax provisions applicable to the uniformed services and the Foreign Service, including an extension of time to exclude gain from the sale of a principal residence, exclusion from income of certain death gratuity benefits, extending combat zone filing rules to contingency operations, excluding certain dependent care assistance from income, and the deduction overnight travel expenses for National Guard and Reserve members.

Provides tax relief for families of the Columbia Space Shuttle by making the tax relief provisions applicable to terrorist attack victims applicable to the Columbia Space Shuttle.

Suspends the tax-exempt status of a designated terrorist organization.

Establishes IRS service user fee authority through September 30, 2013.

Revises IRC expatriation tax provisions.

What's happening now September 23, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9565)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1174 Related bill Relief for Working Families Tax Act of 2003
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 31, 2003
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 31, 2003
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 31, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1434: Relief for Working Families Tax Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1434/
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"S. 1434: Relief for Working Families Tax Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1434/.
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S. 1434, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1434/.
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