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HR 4722 114th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families

Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016

Introduced: March 10, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362.
Mar 23, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-476.
Mar 16, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
Mar 16, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 10, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include their social security account number on their tax return.

What's happening now March 23, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 192 Related bill SHUT Act of 2015
  • HR 5297 Related bill Credits for Kids Act of 2016
  • HR 2956 Related bill Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015
  • HR 4140 Related bill SENIORS Act of 2015
  • HR 2334 Identical bill Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2015
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 14, 2016
Renacci, James
· Mar 14, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4722: Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4722/
MLA
"H.R. 4722: Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4722/.
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H.R. 4722, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4722/.
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