Earned Income Credit Information Act of 2008
Latest action · Jun 25, 2008 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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Earned Income Credit Information Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require certain employers (with more than 25 employees) to provide their employees with a notice explaining the earned income tax credit and eligibility rules for such credit.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2008 to Sep 16, 2008; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jul 10, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Sep 16, 2008 |
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 Jun 25, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1352-1353)
- Jun 25, 2008Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1352 | Rahm Emanuel D-IL | Jun 25, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3190 | Earned Income Credit Information Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2008 |
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 require employers to notify their employees of the availability of the earned income credit.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Earned Income Credit Information Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
