United States · Bill · S
S. 2139 (109th)
Earned Income Tax Credit Simplification Act of 2005
Original
Introduced
16 December 2005
Last action
16 December 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Earned Income Tax Credit Simplification Act of 2005 - Amends provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the earned income tax credit to: (1) allow certain married taxpayers filing separate returns and residing with a dependent child to claim such credit; (2) allow certain taxpayers residing in a household with a qualifying child to claim the credit independently as a taxpayer without a qualifying child; (3) eliminate provisions denying the credit for individuals with excessive investment income; and (4) require aliens claiming the credit to have a social security number authorized for employment purposes.
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Timeline
16 December 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13809-13810)
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 December 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 December 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 December 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 December 2005
Sponsors
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2139
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2139
- us · 109-s-2139 · source updated 15 August 2025