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HR 793 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Inflation and prices Tax treatment of families

Child Tax Credit Preservation Act of 2009

Introduced: February 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 3, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Tax Credit Preservation Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the increases in the child tax credit enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004.

Provides for an annual inflation adjustment to child tax credit amounts, beginning in 2009.

What's happening now February 3, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 3, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 3, 2009
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 3, 2009
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 3, 2009
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Feb 3, 2009
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McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 793: Child Tax Credit Preservation Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-793/
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"H.R. 793: Child Tax Credit Preservation Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-793/.
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H.R. 793, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-793/.
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