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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2778
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2013
Mr. Kingston (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Posey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Flores, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Barton, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, and Mr. Broun of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Child Tax Credit Integrity
Preservation Act of 2013
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Eligibility for child tax credit
In general
Subsection (e) of section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking under this section to a taxpayer
and all that follows and inserting “under this section to any taxpayer
unless—
such taxpayer includes the taxpayer’s valid identification number (as defined in section 6428(h)(2)) on the return of tax for the taxable year, and
with respect to any qualifying child, the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer identification number of such qualifying child on such return of tax.
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Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
