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HR 4959 115th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Income tax deductions Tax treatment of families

Working Families Relief Act of 2018

Introduced: February 7, 2018 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 7, 2018
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Working Families Relief Act of 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the temporary (for tax years 2018 through 2025) refundable portion of the child tax credit, with respect to any qualifying child, to the greater of: (1) $1,400, or (2) the excess of the taxpayer's Social Security taxes for the year over the credit allowed under the earned income tax credit. (Under current law, the maximum is $1,400, adjusted for inflation after 2018).

What's happening now February 7, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4959: Working Families Relief Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4959/
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"H.R. 4959: Working Families Relief Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4959/.
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H.R. 4959, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4959/.
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