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HR 4846 114th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Tax treatment of families

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit.

Introduced: March 23, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 23, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) increase the allowable amount of such credit from $1,000 to $2,000 for each qualifying child, (2) raise the modified adjusted gross income threshold amount at which the phase-out of the credit begins, and (3) increase such threshold amount by $15,000 for each qualifying child of the taxpayer beyond the first child.

What's happening now March 23, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Mar 23, 2016
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Mar 23, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4846: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4846/
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"H.R. 4846: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4846/.
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H.R. 4846, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4846/.
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