HR 3788 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

Introduced Dec 19, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA

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Latest action · Jan 24, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. IntroducedDec 19, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Repeals the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to require taxpayers claiming such credit to provide their social security numbers on their tax returns.

Cosponsors 63

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 19, 2013 to Feb 11, 2014; 45 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBill FloresOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-PABill ShusterOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-OHJames B. RenacciOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalDec 19, 2013
D-GAJohn BarrowOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-PAKeith J. RothfusOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-PALou BarlettaOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-ALMartha RobyOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-PAMike KellyOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-ALMike RogersOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-FLRon DeSantisOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-PAScott PerryOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-MTSteve DainesOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-TXTed PoeOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-ARTim GriffinOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-PATim MurphyOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-ARTom CottonOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-SCTom RiceOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalDec 19, 2013
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerDec 23, 2013
R-LAJohn FlemingDec 23, 2013
R-NVMark E. AmodeiDec 23, 2013
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoDec 23, 2013
R-OHSteve StiversDec 23, 2013
R-MIFred UptonJan 3, 2014
R-MOJason SmithJan 8, 2014
R-TXSam JohnsonJan 8, 2014
R-AKDon YoungJan 10, 2014
R-CODoug LambornJan 10, 2014
R-MOVicky HartzlerJan 10, 2014
R-CADuncan HunterJan 13, 2014
R-TXPete OlsonJan 15, 2014
R-GAPhil GingreyJan 16, 2014
R-FLSteve Southerland IIJan 16, 2014
R-GAPaul C. BrounJan 31, 2014
R-KYAndy BarrFeb 10, 2014
R-NCGeorge HoldingFeb 11, 2014

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Dec 19, 2013
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Dec 19, 2013
Military Personnel Subcommittee
Referred Jan 24, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Dec 19, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Dec 19, 2013Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Article I, Section 8, Clause 12

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8126.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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Related bills 22

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 18Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013Related billFeb 27, 2013
HR 556Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2013Related billFeb 6, 2013
S 1844Military Retirement Restoration ActRelated billDec 17, 2013
S 1856A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62.Related billDec 18, 2013
S 1869Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes ActRelated billDec 19, 2013
Show all 22 related bills

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2013Introduced in House

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