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HR 1406 110th Congress House Taxation Families Income tax Tax credits

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit.

Introduced: March 8, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 8, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E491)
Mar 8, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the child tax credit for the first year a child is claimed as a qualifying child.

Renders the general terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (i.e., December 31, 2010) inapplicable to amendments made to the child tax credit by that Act.

What's happening now March 8, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 23, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1406: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1406/
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