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HR 6180 109th Congress House Taxation Adoption Child welfare Families Income tax Tax credits Youth

Older Kids Act of 2006

Introduced: September 26, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 26, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Older Kids Act of 2006 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing a tax credit for adoption expenses to increase: (1) the dollar limitation on the amount of adoption expenses eligible for the credit for children with special needs or children age nine or older; and (2) the adjusted gross income limitation applicable to such credit.

What's happening now September 26, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 29, 2006
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 29, 2006
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 29, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6180: Older Kids Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6180/
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"H.R. 6180: Older Kids Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6180/.
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H.R. 6180, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6180/.
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