H.R. 769: Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013

Introduced:
Feb 15, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 15, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 15, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 15, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

2% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
148 cosponsors (148D) (show)
Committees

House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the lower threshold for the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to adjust the credit amount for inflation.

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Last updated Feb 15, 2013.
3 pages

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2/15/2013--Introduced.
Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) make permanent the reduction (from $10,000 to $3,000) of the eligibility threshold for the refundable portion of such credit, and (2) require an annual inflation adjustment to the allowable amount of such credit (i.e., $1,000) after 2013.

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