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Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 [HB-6262]
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Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 - Makes provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) permanent for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes do not exceed a specified base amount (i.e., $200,000 for individual taxpayers and $250,000 for married couples filing jointly). Revises income tax rates to increase to 39.6% the maximum income tax rate for taxpayers whose incomes exceed the base amount. Makes provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 08/01/2012
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes. [HB-6181]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013: (1) the increase in the refundable portion of the child tax credit, (2) the increased percentage of the earned income tax credit for taxpayers with three or more qualifying children, and (3) the disregard of tax refunds in determining eligibility for means tested federal programs. Extends through 2013 provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/24/2012
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Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 [HB-6165]
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Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa or permanent residence card; (3) evidence of valid employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure documentation; and (5) the passport, visa or permanent residence card, and arrival-departure documentation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/23/2012
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SHUT Act of 2012 [HB-6074]
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Stop Handouts to Unauthorized Taxpayers Act of 2012 or the SHUT Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to individuals unless they include their social security number on their tax return or otherwise demonstrate that they are authorized to be employed in the United States. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury or any delegate of the Secretary employed by the Department of the Treasury from issuing an individual taxpayer identification number unless supporting documentary evidence
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/29/2012
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Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 [HB-5652]
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Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 - Title I: Agriculture - Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2012 - (Sec. 102) Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to terminate the increase in the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) benefits for Puerto Rico and American Samoa on June 30, 2012. (Sec. 103) Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit categorical SNAP eligibility to households receiving specified other program benefits in cash. (Sec. 104) Eliminates
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Ryan
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 398. on 05/15/2012
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Child Tax Credit Preservation Act of 2011 [HB-508]
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Child Tax Credit Preservation Act of 2011- Makes permanent the increases in the child tax credit enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004. Provides for an annual inflation adjustment to child tax credit amounts, beginning in 2011.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/26/2011
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Tax Code Termination Act [HB-462]
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Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after December 31, 2015, except for self-employment taxes, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes, and railroad retirement taxes. Requires a two-thirds majority vote in Congress to change such termination date. Declares that any new federal tax system should be a simple and fair system that: (1) applies a low rate to all Americans; (2) provides tax relief for working Americans; (3) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax collection abuses; (4) eliminates the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E130) on 01/26/2011
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Adjusting for Income Disparity Act of 2012 [HB-4260]
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Adjusting for Income Disparity Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a new tax credit to compensate for income disparity. Sets the amount of such credit at the applicable credit amount ($2,500 to $5,000) reduced by a specified percentage (3 1/3% to 6 2/3%) of the excess of the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income over a specified threshold ($15,000 to $30,000), based on the number of the taxpayer's dependents. Accelerates to December 31, 2011 (currently, December 31, 2012), the termination date for the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/26/2012
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Elder Care Tax Credit Act of 2012 [HB-3820]
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Elder Care Tax Credit Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the tax credit for dependent care expenses for parents (or ancestors of such parents) of the taxpayer who are physically or mentally incapable of self-care, regardless of whether such a parent has the same principal place of abode as the taxpayer for more than one-half of the taxable year.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/24/2012
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American Opportunity and Freedom Act of 2012 [HB-3804]
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American Opportunity and Freedom Act of 2012 - Repeals the terminating date (i.e., December 31, 2012) of: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making such Act permanent; and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 reducing tax rates on dividends and capital gains. Repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes for decedents dying and transfers made after December 31, 2010. Repeals the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individuals for taxable years beginning after 2010.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Huelskamp
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2012
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Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 [HB-3630]
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Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 - Title I: Extension of Payroll Tax Reduction - (Sec. 101) Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to extend through the remainder of 2012 the 2% reduction in employment tax rates for employees and self-employed individuals. Eliminates the special rule for 2012 limiting the amount of wages eligible for such tax rate reduction. Title II: Unemployment Benefit Continuation and Program Improvement - Extended Benefits, Reemployment, and Program Integrity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Fred Upton
Became Public Law No: 112-96. on 02/22/2012
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Military Families Child Care Assistance Act of 2011 [HB-3540]
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Military Families Child Care Assistance Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase: (1) the tax credit for household and dependent care expenses for individuals who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces for a period of 120 days or more beginning after September 11, 2001; and (2) the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance provided to such individuals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 12/01/2011
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Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011 [HB-3444]
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Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the identification requirements for the child tax credit to require taxpayers to provide valid identification numbers on their tax returns in addition to the names and identification numbers of each qualifying child.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 11/16/2011
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the Internal Revenue Service. [HB-3275]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the refundable portion of the child tax credit to taxpayers who use individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs) issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) instead of social security account numbers to claim such credit on their tax returns.
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 10/27/2011
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Tax Relief for Victims of Disasters Act of 2011 [HB-3048]
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Tax Relief for Victims of Disasters Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend disaster-related tax provisions relating to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit, losses, and the individual tax exemption to a qualified federally declared disaster individual (defined to mean, with respect to a federally declared disaster after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2013, any individual whose principal place of abode was located in the disaster area, who was displaced by the disaster, and who was performing employment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 09/23/2011
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Child Tax Credit Equality for Puerto Rico Act of 2011 [HB-2454]
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Child Tax Credit Equality for Puerto Rico Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make residents of Puerto Rico with less than three children eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Requires a phase-in of the full credit amount between 2011 and 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/07/2011
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent pending tax increases, and for other purposes. [HB-206]
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Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001; and (2) the reductions in tax rates for dividend and capital gain income enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the tax deductions for state and local sales taxes and for tuition and related expenses; and (2) the increased expensing allowance (i.e., $125,000) for depreciable business assets, including computer software.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/06/2011
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Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act [HB-1956]
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Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers to provide their social security number on their tax return in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/24/2011
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Middle Class Tax Cut Act [HB-15]
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Middle Class Tax Cut Act - Extends through 2013 for a taxpayer whose income is $200,000 or less ($250,000 for married couples filing a joint return): (1) the tax rate reductions and other tax benefits of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) the reduction in the tax rate for dividend and capital gain income enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Increases income tax rates and phases-out personal exemptions and itemized deductions for certain high-income taxpayers. Amends the Internal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Walz (mn). Petition No: 112-6. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 12/04/2012
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Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011 [HB-1479]
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Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $500 for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for an individual who is either: (1) age 55 or older; or (2) is claimed as a dependent of the taxpayer. Denies such tax credit to any taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/12/2011