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HR 979 116th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families

Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019

Introduced: February 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 5, 2019
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Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019

This bill requires taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include their Social Security number on their tax return.

What's happening now February 5, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 3
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Apr 2, 2019
Brooks, Mo
· Mar 4, 2019
King, Steve
· Feb 22, 2019
Flores, Bill
· Feb 19, 2019
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Feb 19, 2019
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2019
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 5, 2019
Yoho, Ted
· Feb 5, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 979: Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-979/
MLA
"H.R. 979: Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-979/.
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H.R. 979, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-979/.
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[H.R. 979: Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-979/)
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