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S 1371 115th Congress Senate Taxation Family relationships Financial services and investments Income tax credits Inflation and prices Marriage and family status Poverty and welfare assistance Tax treatment of families Wages and earnings

Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017

Introduced: June 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 15, 2017
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Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) increase the credit and reduce the phaseout percentage for taxpayers with no qualifying children, (2) reduce from 25 to 21 the qualifying age for individuals with no children, (3) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member, and (4) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income.

This bill modifies the child tax credit to: (1) increase the amount of the credit and the portion of the credit that is refundable for taxpayers with children under the age of six, and (2) require the dollar amounts of the credit to be adjusted for inflation after 2017.

What's happening now June 15, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1371: Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1371/
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"S. 1371: Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1371/.
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S. 1371, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1371/.
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