United States · Bill · S
S. 3542 (116th)
COVID-19 Earned Income Act
Introduced
19 March 2020
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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5 December 2025
Summary
COVID-19 Earned Income Act This bill sets forth a special rule for determining the amount of the earned income tax credit and the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Specifically, the bill allows a taxpayer to use the earned income of the preceding taxable year in computing such credits if such income is greater than the income for the current taxable year (i..e., 2020).
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 March 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 March 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 19 March 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3542