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HR 2476 115th Congress House Taxation Adoption and foster care Income tax credits

Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2017

Introduced: May 29, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the tax credit for adoption expenses refundable.

What's happening now May 17, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 6, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 28, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 31, 2018
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 5, 2018
SMITH, LAMAR
· May 29, 2018
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 13, 2017
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 8, 2017
Noem, Kristi
· Jun 8, 2017
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 8, 2017
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 17, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2476: Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2476/
MLA
"H.R. 2476: Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2476/.
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H.R. 2476, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2476/.
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