HR 5006 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018

Introduced Feb 13, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Mark Meadows R-NC

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Latest action · Feb 13, 2018 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 13, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to allow the credit to be used for an unborn child if the child is born and issued a Social Security number before the due date for the tax return (without regard to extensions) for the taxable year.

The bill defines an "unborn child" as a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.

If a child is not taken into account for the credit for the year immediately preceding the year of the child's birth, the bill doubles the amount of the credit allowed for the year of the birth.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2018 to Sep 7, 2018; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-VADave BratOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-CODoug LambornOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-INJim BanksOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-PAKeith J. RothfusOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-INLuke MesserOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalFeb 13, 2018
R-NJChristopher H. SmithFeb 23, 2018
R-MOJason SmithFeb 23, 2018
R-GAJody B. HiceFeb 23, 2018
R-TXLamar SmithFeb 23, 2018
R-CAPaul CookFeb 23, 2018
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyFeb 27, 2018
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonMar 5, 2018
R-TNDavid P. RoeMar 6, 2018
R-ILRandy HultgrenSep 6, 2018
R-OHSteve StiversSep 6, 2018
R-FLBill PoseySep 7, 2018
R-MTGreg GianforteSep 7, 2018

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 13, 2018

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2018Introduced in House
  2. Feb 13, 2018Referred 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: Article 1, Section 8, Clause I states ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 28, February 13, 2018, page H1126.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2420Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018Identical billFeb 13, 2018

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 provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms.
Short Titles as Introduced
Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2018Introduced in House

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