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HR 2956 114th Congress House Taxation Citizenship and naturalization Immigration status and procedures Income tax credits Poverty and welfare assistance Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families Wages and earnings

Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015

Introduced: January 13, 2016 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Jul 7, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 7, 2015
Introduced in House
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Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny the earned income tax credit to any individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, and (2) require any taxpayer who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to provide the social security number of such taxpayer and of each qualifying child to whom a credit is allowed.

What's happening now July 7, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 192 Related bill SHUT Act of 2015
  • HR 5297 Related bill Credits for Kids Act of 2016
  • HR 4140 Related bill SENIORS Act of 2015
  • HR 4722 Related bill Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016
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CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jan 13, 2016
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2956: Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2956/
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"H.R. 2956: Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2956/.
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