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HR 452 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Tax treatment of families

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the child credit refundable for 5 years.

Introduced: January 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 9, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the refundability of the child tax credit in taxable years beginning in 2009 through 2013 and to render certain limits on such credit inapplicable during that period.

What's happening now January 9, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 9, 2009
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 452: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the child credit refundable for 5 years.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-452/
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"H.R. 452: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the child credit refundable for 5 years.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-452/.
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H.R. 452, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-452/.
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