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HR 822 115th Congress House

Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the earned income tax credit.

Introduced: February 2, 2017 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Latest action February 2, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) allow the credit for an individual who has no qualifying children, has attained the age of 21 but not 25, and is not a full-time student; (2) increase the credit rate and amount for individuals with no qualifying children; (3) allow the credit for an individual whose qualifying children do not have valid Social Security numbers; (4) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member; and (5) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 19
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 4, 2017
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2017
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 28, 2017
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 27, 2017
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2017
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 2, 2017
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2017
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 2, 2017
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 2, 2017
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 2, 2017
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2017
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 2, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 2, 2017
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 2, 2017
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 2, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 2, 2017
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 2, 2017
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Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 822: Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-822/
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"H.R. 822: Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-822/.
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H.R. 822, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-822/.
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