United States · Bill · S
S. 3542 (116th)
COVID-19 Earned Income Act
Introduced
19 March 2020
Last action
19 March 2020 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
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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Timeline
19 March 2020
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
19 March 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 19 March 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← COVID-19 Earned Income Act
- related to ← Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020
Sources
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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
- us · 116-s-3542 · source updated 5 December 2025