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S 698 116th Congress Senate Taxation Caribbean area Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Puerto Rico Tax treatment of families

Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Mar 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019

This bill modifies the rules for the refundable portion of the child tax credit to (1) allow residents of Puerto Rico to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers, and (2) allow residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children to claim the refundable portion of the credit on the same basis as residents with three or more children.

What's happening now March 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 302 Identical bill Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 27, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 1, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 698: Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-698/
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"S. 698: Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-698/.
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S. 698, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-698/.
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