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HR 4954 116th Congress House Taxation Adoption and foster care Higher education Homelessness and emergency shelter Income tax credits Inflation and prices Marriage and family status Poverty and welfare assistance Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Wages and earnings

Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019

Introduced: October 31, 2019 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify earned income tax credit provisions to increase such credit for individuals with no children and extend from 65 to 68 the age limit for such credit. It also lowers the credit eligibility age for individuals with no children and for homelesss and qualified foster youth.

The bill establishes new reporting requirements by state, local, and tribal foster care agencies for youth in foster care.

What's happening now October 31, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4954: Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4954/
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"H.R. 4954: Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4954/.
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H.R. 4954, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4954/.
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