Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017
- Last Action
- 2/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-02Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2017-02-02Introduced in House
- 2017-02-02Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-02 (00)
Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) allow the credit for an individual who has no qualifying children, has attained the age of 21 but not 25, and is not a full-time student; (2) increase the credit rate and amount for individuals with no qualifying children; (3) allow the credit for an individual whose qualifying children do not have valid Social Security numbers; (4) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member; and (5) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income.
Cosponsors (20)
- NANCY PELOSI (D-CA)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI)
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Joseph Kennedy (D-MA)
- STENY HOYER (D-MD)
Subjects
- Income tax credits
- Inflation and prices
- Marriage and family status
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Tax treatment of families
- Wages and earnings
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