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Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2020

Introduced: July 9, 2020 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in January of 2021 and January of 2022, to carry out a public outreach program to inform individual taxpayers of their potential eligibility for the earned income and child tax credits.

The Inspector General for Tax Administration of Treasury must study the outreach program and make recommendations for improving it.

What's happening now July 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 26
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Aug 28, 2020
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 21, 2020
YOUNG, DON
· Jul 22, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 9, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jul 9, 2020
Higgins, Brian
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jul 9, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 9, 2020
KIND, RON
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jul 9, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 9, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 9, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 9, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Jul 9, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2020
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 9, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 9, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 9, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 9, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7551: Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7551/
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