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HR 6181 112th Congress House Taxation Capital gains tax Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Income tax rates Interest, dividends, interest rates Poverty and welfare assistance Tax treatment of families

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 24, 2012 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 24, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013: (1) the increase in the refundable portion of the child tax credit, (2) the increased percentage of the earned income tax credit for taxpayers with three or more qualifying children, and (3) the disregard of tax refunds in determining eligibility for means tested federal programs.

Extends through 2013 provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit.

What's happening now July 24, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 31, 2012
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Jul 24, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Jul 24, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jul 24, 2012
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 24, 2012
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 24, 2012
LEVIN, SANDER
· Jul 24, 2012
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 24, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6181: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6181/
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"H.R. 6181: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6181/.
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H.R. 6181, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6181/.
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