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HR 2244 111th Congress House Taxation Child care and development Income tax credits Income tax rates Separation, divorce, custody, support

Single Parent Protection Act of 2009

Introduced: May 5, 2009 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Single Parent Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers who are entitled to receive child support a refundable tax credit for any unpaid portion of such support; and (2) increase the income tax liability of any individual required to pay child support by the amount of the unpaid child support allowed as a tax credit by this Act.

What's happening now May 5, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2244: Single Parent Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2244/
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"H.R. 2244: Single Parent Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2244/.
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H.R. 2244, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2244/.
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