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HR 570 119th Congress House Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.

Introduced: January 21, 2025 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill expands the definition of a qualifying child to include a stillborn child for purposes of the child tax credit. (Under current law, taxpayers may claim a tax credit of up $2,000 for each qualifying child.)

Under the bill, a stillborn child is an unborn child (1) carried in the womb for a gestational period of 20 weeks or more, and (2) delivered after the spontaneous intrauterine fetal demise of the child.

What's happening now January 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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