HR 1894 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit.

Introduced Apr 30, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Charles B. Rangel D-NY

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Latest action · Apr 30, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 30, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

States that the Internal Revenue Service shall not implement any system of earned income tax credit precertification for taxpayers who have not made prior improper claims unless such a system is specifically authorized by law.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2003 to Sep 4, 2003; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalApr 30, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelMay 5, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMay 9, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMay 19, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonMay 19, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMay 19, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMay 20, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 5, 2003
D-CABob FilnerSep 4, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanSep 4, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 30, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 30, 2003Introduced in House
  2. Apr 30, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E872Earl Pomeroy D-NDMay 6, 2003

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 30, 2003Introduced in House

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