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HR 4060 115th Congress House Taxation Caribbean area Income tax credits Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico Tax treatment of families U.S. territories and protectorates Wages and earnings

Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2017

Introduced: October 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 12, 2017
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Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2017

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. In making the earned income tax credit applicable to Puerto Rican citizens, the bill modifies credit requirements to allow taxpayers in Puerto Rico to claim the credit at age 21 (rather than age 25) and to allow a credit percentage of 40, without regard to the number of qualifying children claimed by the taxpayer.

What's happening now October 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 10, 2018
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Dec 21, 2017
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 12, 2017
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 12, 2017
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 12, 2017
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 12, 2017
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 12, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 12, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4060: Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4060/
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"H.R. 4060: Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4060/.
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H.R. 4060, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4060/.
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