United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2956 (114th)
Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015
Introduced
7 July 2015
Last action
7 July 2015 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Mo Brooks, Paul Gosar, Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], JOHN CULBERSON, Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny the earned income tax credit to any individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, and (2) require any taxpayer who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to provide the social security number of such taxpayer and of each qualifying child to whom a credit is allowed.
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Timeline
7 July 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
7 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 July 2015 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 July 2015
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 July 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 July 2015
Sponsors
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Mo Brooks · R · Cosponsor
- Paul Gosar · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- JOHN CULBERSON · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → SHUT Act of 2015
- related to ← SENIORS Act of 2015
- related to ← Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2016
- related to ← Credits for Kids Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2956
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2956
- us · 114-hr-2956 · source updated 12 August 2025