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HR 6762 116th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Poverty and welfare assistance Tax treatment of families Wages and earnings

COVID-19 Earned Income Act

Introduced: May 8, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 8, 2020
Introduced in House
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COVID-19 Earned Income Act

This bill sets forth a special rule for determining the amount of the earned income tax credit and the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Specifically, the bill allows a taxpayer to use the earned income of the preceding taxable year in computing such credits if such income is greater than the income for the current taxable year (i..e., 2020).

What's happening now May 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 8440 Related bill Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020
  • S 3542 Identical bill COVID-19 Earned Income Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2020
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6762: COVID-19 Earned Income Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6762/
MLA
"H.R. 6762: COVID-19 Earned Income Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6762/.
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H.R. 6762, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6762/.
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