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HR 3247 117th Congress House Taxation Government lending and loan guarantees Income tax credits Poverty and welfare assistance Student aid and college costs Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families Wages and earnings

Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act

Introduced: May 14, 2021 Introduced by: Garcia, Sylvia R. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2021
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May 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act

This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from reducing a taxpayer's tax refund for student loan debt to the extent that such reduction would cause the refund to be less than the sum of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit.

What's happening now May 14, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 22
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 17, 2021
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 17, 2021
Bass, Karen
· May 14, 2021
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 14, 2021
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 14, 2021
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 14, 2021
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 14, 2021
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 14, 2021
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 14, 2021
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 14, 2021
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 14, 2021
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 14, 2021
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 14, 2021
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2021
Newman, Marie
· May 14, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 14, 2021
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 14, 2021
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 14, 2021
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 14, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· May 14, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 14, 2021
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 14, 2021
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 14, 2021
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 14, 2021
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 14, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3247: Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3247/
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"H.R. 3247: Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3247/.
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H.R. 3247, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3247/.
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