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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 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 November 30, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Nov 30, 2018
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Nov 30, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7208: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7208/
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"H.R. 7208: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7208/.
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H.R. 7208, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7208/.
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