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S. 2203 114th Congress Senate

Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and to provide equitable treatment… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and to provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

Introduced: October 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Caribbean areaIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionPoverty and welfare assistance
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Puerto RicoTax treatment of familiesWages and earnings
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 22, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Earned Income Tax Credit and Child 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 and allow them to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 3552 Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015
  • HR 3553 Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2015
  • HR 4213 Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2015
  • S 2675 Puerto Rico Recovery Act of 2016
  • S 3044 Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 29, 2015
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 22, 2015
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 22, 2015
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 22, 2015
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Oct 22, 2015
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 22, 2015
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 22, 2015
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2203: Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2203/
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"S. 2203: Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2203/.
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S. 2203, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2203/.
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