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HR 3553 114th Congress House Taxation Caribbean area Income tax credits Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico Wages and earnings

Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2015

Introduced: September 17, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2015
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit.

What's happening now September 17, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 2203 Related bill Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015
  • HR 3552 Related bill Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015
  • HR 4213 Related bill Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2015
  • S 2675 Related bill Puerto Rico Recovery Act of 2016
  • S 3044 Related bill Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 16, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3553: Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3553/
MLA
"H.R. 3553: Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3553/.
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H.R. 3553, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3553/.
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