Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 15, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) increase the credit and reduce the phaseout percentage for taxpayers with no qualifying children, (2) reduce from 25 to 21 the qualifying age for individuals with no children, (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.
This bill modifies the child tax credit to: (1) increase the amount of the credit and the portion of the credit that is refundable for taxpayers with children under the age of six, and (2) require the dollar amounts of the credit to be adjusted for inflation after 2017.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 15, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8116 | Sherrod Brown D-OH | Dec 19, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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