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HR 5421 118th Congress House

EITC Modernization Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the earned income tax credit to all taxpayers with dependents and to qualifying students, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2023 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Sep 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 12, 2023
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 Latest action September 12, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

EITC Modernization Act

This bill extends the earned income tax credit to taxpayers with certain dependents, including children and aged dependents, and to qualifying students. It also establishes a matching grant program for tax return preparation assistance for low-income taxpayers.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2024
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Sep 28, 2023
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 12, 2023
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Sep 12, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 12, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5421: EITC Modernization Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5421/
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"H.R. 5421: EITC Modernization Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5421/.
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H.R. 5421, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5421/.
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[H.R. 5421: EITC Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5421/)
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