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S 1824 109th Congress Senate Taxation Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Earned income tax credit Families Income tax Married people Military pay Social Welfare Tax exclusion

Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2005

Introduced: October 5, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 5, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11141-11142)
Oct 5, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the reduction in the marriage penalty applicable to the earned income tax credit; (2) increase the percentage of such credit for families with three or more children; (3) reduce the phase-out of such credit for individuals without children; and (4) make permanent provisions treating combat pay as earned income for purposes of calculating such credit.

What's happening now October 5, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5601 Related bill Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 5, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1824: Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1824/
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"S. 1824: Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1824/.
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S. 1824, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1824/.
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