HR 902 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2015

Introduced Feb 11, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Richard E. Neal D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 11, 2015 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. IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) make permanent the increase in the rate of such credit for taxpayers with three or more qualifying children and the reduction in the amount of the marriage penalty for such credit; (2) allow such credit for an individual with no qualifying children who has attained the age of 21 but not 25 and is not a full-time student, and whose qualifying children do not have valid social security numbers; (3) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member; and (4) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income.

Cosponsors 66

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2015 to Sep 7, 2016; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottFeb 12, 2015
D-MIDebbie DingellFeb 24, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Feb 24, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaFeb 24, 2015
D-MDSteny H. HoyerFeb 25, 2015
D-NCDavid E. PriceMar 25, 2015
D-CAScott H. PetersApr 22, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 30, 2015
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Jul 23, 2015
D-PARobert A. BradyJul 27, 2015
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJul 28, 2015
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesSep 8, 2015
D-OHJoyce BeattySep 8, 2015
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamSep 16, 2015
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerSep 28, 2015
D-CAJohn GaramendiSep 28, 2015
D-MNRichard M. NolanDec 10, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeFeb 8, 2016
D-NYPaul TonkoSep 6, 2016
D-CTJames A. HimesSep 7, 2016

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 Feb 11, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Feb 11, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I and the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 23, February 11, 2015, page H983.

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 make improvements in the earned income tax credit.
Short Titles as Introduced
Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2015

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2015Introduced in House

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