United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5123 (109th)
Tax Equity for Children and the Working Poor Act of 2006
Introduced
6 April 2006
Last action
6 April 2006 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], SANDER LEVIN, Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], JOHN LEWIS, Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], XAVIER BECERRA, Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], John Larson, Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], JOHN CONYERS, Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], EDDIE JOHNSON, Brad Sherman, LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Tax Equity for Children and the Working Poor Act of 2006 - Repeals provisions of the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 and the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 relating the the uniform definition of child. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise eligibility rules for dependent children for purposes of the tax exemption for dependents, the child tax credit, and the earned income tax credit.
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Timeline
6 April 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 April 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 April 2006
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 April 2006 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2006
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2006
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 April 2006
Sponsors
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- SANDER LEVIN · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- XAVIER BECERRA · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Sponsor
- John Larson · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- EDDIE JOHNSON · D · Sponsor
- Brad Sherman · D · Sponsor
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5123
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5123
- us · 109-hr-5123 · source updated 15 August 2025