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HR 5601 109th Congress House

Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2006

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit.

Introduced: June 13, 2006 See on congress.gov
Taxation Armed Forces and National SecurityArmed forces abroadEarned income tax creditFamilies
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 13, 2006
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 Latest action June 13, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the earned income tax credit phaseout amounts for married taxpayers and make such increases permanent; (2) increase the rate of such credit for families with three or more children; (3) reduce the phaseout of such credit for individuals with no children; (4) make permanent the inclusion of military combat pay in earned income for purposes of computing such credit; and (5) impose an additional income tax on individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes over $1 million.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1824 Related bill Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2005
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 26, 2006
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Jun 26, 2006
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 26, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 13, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 13, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5601: Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5601/
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"H.R. 5601: Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5601/.
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H.R. 5601, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5601/.
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