United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 798 (115th)
Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2017
Introduced
1 February 2017
Last action
1 February 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Jenniffer González-Colón, Darren Soto, Thomas MacArthur, Sean Duffy
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit, to: (1) allow residents of Puerto Rico to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers, and (2) allow residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children to claim the refundable portion of the credit on the same basis as residents with three or more children.
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Timeline
1 February 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
1 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 February 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 February 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 February 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 February 2017
Sponsors
- Jenniffer González-Colón · R · Sponsor
- Darren Soto · D · Cosponsor
- Thomas MacArthur · R · Cosponsor
- Sean Duffy · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/798
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/798
- us · 115-hr-798 · source updated 11 August 2025