HR 7208
115th Congress
House
Taxation
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.
Introduced: November 30, 2018
Introduced by:
Griffith, H. Morgan
Republican
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 30, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the child tax credit to be used for stillbirths. A "stillbirth" is delivery after the involuntary death of an unborn child who was carried in the womb for 20 weeks or more.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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