HR 574 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2021

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Gwen Moore D-WI

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Latest action · Jan 28, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, not later than March 1, 2021, to carry out a public outreach program to inform certain individual taxpayers of their potential eligibility for the earned income and child tax credits.

The Inspector General for Tax Administration of Treasury must study the outreach program and make recommendations for improving it.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2021 to Aug 5, 2022; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJan 28, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-AKDon YoungFeb 1, 2021
D-TXLloyd DoggettFeb 1, 2021
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyFeb 1, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuFeb 3, 2021
D-HIEd CaseFeb 4, 2021
D-CAJim CostaFeb 4, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 11, 2021
R-TXMayra FloresAug 5, 2022

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 Jan 28, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 28, 2021Referred 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: The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Sections 7 & 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 17, January 28, 2021, page H252.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct outreach to inform certain individuals of their potential eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2021

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House

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