HR 821
115th Congress
House
Taxation
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings
Child Tax Credit Improvement Act
Introduced: February 2, 2017
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Child Tax Credit Improvement Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) allow taxpayers an increased $3,600 tax credit for each young child under the age of six (young child tax credit), subject to specified limitations based on adjusted gross income; (2) require the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to make advance payments of the young child tax credit; (3) modify the refundable portion of the child tax credit; and (4) require annual inflation adjustments for both the child tax credit and the young child tax credit.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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