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HR 536 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Marriage and family status Poverty and welfare assistance Tax treatment of families Wages and earnings

Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2009

Introduced: January 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2009 - 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 rate of such credit for families with three or more children; and (3) increase the rate and the phase-out percentage of such credit for individuals without children.

What's happening now January 14, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 14, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 536: Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-536/
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"H.R. 536: Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-536/.
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H.R. 536, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-536/.
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