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HR 5123 109th Congress House Taxation Earned income tax credit Families Income tax Social Welfare Tax credits Tax deductions Tax exemption

Tax Equity for Children and the Working Poor Act of 2006

Introduced: April 6, 2006 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Apr 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 6, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Equity for Children and the Working Poor Act of 2006 - Repeals provisions of the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 and the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 relating the the uniform definition of child.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise eligibility rules for dependent children for purposes of the tax exemption for dependents, the child tax credit, and the earned income tax credit.

What's happening now April 6, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 6, 2006
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 6, 2006
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Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5123: Tax Equity for Children and the Working Poor Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5123/
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"H.R. 5123: Tax Equity for Children and the Working Poor Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5123/.
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H.R. 5123, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5123/.
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