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HR 302 116th Congress House Taxation Caribbean area Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Puerto Rico Tax treatment of families

Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019

Introduced: November 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 8, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H234)
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019

This bill modifies the rules for the refundable portion of the child tax credit to (1) allow residents of Puerto Rico to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers, and (2) allow residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children to claim the refundable portion of the credit on the same basis as residents with three or more children.

What's happening now January 8, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 698 Identical bill Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7 Republican 1
Rice, Kathleen
· Dec 3, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 24, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 14, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 18, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 18, 2019
Duffy, Sean
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 302: Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-302/
MLA
"H.R. 302: Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-302/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 302, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-302/.
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[H.R. 302: Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-302/)
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