Fairness for Working Americans Act of 2004
Latest action · Apr 22, 2004 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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness for Working Americans Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the reduction in the percentage of earned income for calculating the refundable portion of the child tax credit (15 to ten percent) for taxable years beginning before 2005; (2) include in earned income for purposes of calculating the refundable portion of the credit otherwise tax excludable combat zone compensation of members of the armed services; and (3) set forth rules for the tax treatment of certain foreign corporations engaging in tax avoidance activities as U.S. domestic corporations.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2004 to Jun 24, 2004; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Apr 22, 2004 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 6, 2004 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 6, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 12, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 12, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | May 12, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 20, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 24, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2004Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the refundability of the child tax credit.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fairness for Working Americans Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2004Introduced in House
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