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H.R. 4722 114th Congress House

Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

Introduced: March 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of families
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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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 Latest action March 23, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362.

 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.

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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 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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