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HR 1597 109th Congress House Taxation Families Income tax Law Tax credits

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age limit for the child tax credit.

Introduced: April 13, 2005 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 13, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the age limit for a qualifying child under the child tax credit from 17 to 19 years.
What's happening now April 13, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 4, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1597: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age limit for the child tax credit.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1597/
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"H.R. 1597: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age limit for the child tax credit.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1597/.
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H.R. 1597, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1597/.
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