S 1138 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes.

Introduced Apr 10, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Sherrod Brown D-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 10, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 10, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill increases and revises requirements for the earned income and child tax credits. It also makes similar revisions to the earned income tax credit for residents of Puerto Rico.

The bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate the practice of tax return preparers and impose sanctions upon preparers found to be incompetent or disreputable.

The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the sharing of information between Treasury and states regarding identification numbers issued to tax return preparers and minimum standards for preparers.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 10, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalApr 10, 2019
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalApr 10, 2019
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalApr 10, 2019
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-ALDoug JonesOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-RIJack ReedOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-MTJon TesterOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalApr 10, 2019
D-ORRon WydenOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-VATim KaineOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-MNTina SmithOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-NMTom UdallOriginalApr 10, 2019

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Apr 10, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 10, 2019Read 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S3082Sherrod Brown D-OHMay 23, 2019

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.

CRS reports 4

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 4

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1192Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019Related billApr 11, 2019
HR 3157Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019Related billJun 6, 2019
HR 3330Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019Related billJun 18, 2019
HR 8501TEAMS ActRelated billOct 1, 2020

Titles 1

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 expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2019Introduced in Senate

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