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.
Latest action · Jan 24, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
Committees 2
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 Dec 19, 2013 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 19, 2013 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jan 24, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Dec 19, 2013Introduced in House
- 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8126.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44420 | Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Filers and the Child Tax Credit: Overview and Legislation Archived | Report | Mar 22, 2016 |
Related bills 22
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
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.
- Dec 19, 2013Introduced in House
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