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S 2490 116th Congress Senate Taxation Income tax credits Inflation and prices Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families Wages and earnings

Child Tax Credit Extension Act

Introduced: September 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 17, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Tax Credit Extension Act

This bill makes permanent changes to the child tax credit enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), including increasing the amount of such credit from $1,000 to $2,000.

What's happening now September 17, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Oct 15, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Sep 17, 2019
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2490: Child Tax Credit Extension Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2490/
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"S. 2490: Child Tax Credit Extension Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2490/.
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S. 2490, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2490/.
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