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H.R. 5297 114th Congress House

Credits for Kids 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: May 19, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of families
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May 19, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 19, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Credits for Kids Act of 2016

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 number on their tax return.

The bill includes an exception if the return includes a certification from the state in which the taxpayer resides that one or more qualifying children resided in the taxpayer's household for at least six months during the year.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 4722 Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016
  • HR 192 SHUT Act of 2015
  • HR 2334 Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2015
  • HR 2956 Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015
  • HR 4140 SENIORS Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5297: Credits for Kids Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5297/
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"H.R. 5297: Credits for Kids Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5297/.
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H.R. 5297, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5297/.
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