To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for payments to possessions of the United States related to the application of the earned income tax credit in such possessions.

Summary

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to make payments to specified U.S. possessions (i.e., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), beginning in 2020 and each calendar year thereafter, for expenditures made by such possessions relating to the earned income tax credit.

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Timeline

1. 18 June 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 18 June 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 18 June 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 June 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 June 2019

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Bill Pascrell · D · Sponsor
• Jenniffer González-Colón · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
• Darren Soto · D · Sponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
• Brian Higgins · D · Sponsor
• Gregorio Sablan · D · Sponsor
• Michael San Nicolas · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Brendan Boyle · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Economic Mobility Act of 2019
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• related to ← A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the earned income tax credit available to residents of possessions of the United States.