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
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Jan 14, 2009
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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