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HR 305 109th Congress House Taxation Adoption Congress Families Income tax Sunset legislation Tax credits Tax exclusion

Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2005

Introduced: January 25, 2005 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 25, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2005 - Exempts provisions expanding the adoption tax credit and adoption assistance programs enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 from the general terminating (sunset) provisions of that Act.

What's happening now January 25, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6 Independent 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 18, 2005
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 21, 2005
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 15, 2005
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 15, 2005
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Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 9, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 1, 2005
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 305: Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-305/
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"H.R. 305: Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-305/.
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H.R. 305, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-305/.
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