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Advancing Support for Working Families Act

Introduced: December 12, 2019 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 4, 2019
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Advancing Support for Working Families Act

This bill allows individual taxpayers an election to advance up to $5,000 of the child tax credit in the year of birth or adoption of an applicable qualifying child (a child, other than an eligible foster child, who has a specified relationship to the taxpayer and meets certain age, residency, and support requirements).

The bill sets forth a special rule for parents who do not qualify for the full refundable portion of the child tax credit. The advance amount for such parents is the lesser of $5,000, or 25% of their earned income amount for the taxable year.

The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on matters relating to taxpayers who make an election to advance the child tax credit.

What's happening now December 4, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5296 Identical bill Advancing Support for Working Families Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
McSally, Martha
· Dec 12, 2019
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Dec 5, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 4, 2019
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Dec 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2976: Advancing Support for Working Families Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2976/
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