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S. 3883 116th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the earned income tax credit available to residents of possessions of the United States.

Introduced: June 3, 2020 See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative remediesCaribbean areaGovernment information and archivesGuam
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Income tax creditsInflation and pricesNorthern Mariana IslandsPoverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoState and local taxationTax administration and collection, taxpayersU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin IslandsWages and earnings
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 3, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to make payments to Puerto Rico for expenditures by its taxpayer relating to the earned income tax credit (EITC). The bill also requires payments to U.S. possessions with mirror code tax systems (i.e., the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) for a specified percentage of the cost of the EITC in calendar years 2020-2024.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 3300 Economic Mobility Act of 2019
  • HR 5687 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020
  • HR 6379 Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6800 The Heroes Act
  • HR 3307 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for payments to possessions of the United States related to the a…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 3, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 3, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 3, 2020
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 3, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3883: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the earned income tax credit available to residents of possessions of the United States.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3883/
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