To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to provide the same treatment to families in Puerto Rico with one child or two children that is currently provided to island families with three or more children.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on February 1, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
3 Cosponsors (2 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Comisionada Residente promueve discusin en la Capital federal sobre pobreza en los nios de Puerto Rico”
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Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón [R-PR]
(Sponsor)
on Sep 25, 2018
“Resident Commissioner promotes discussion in the Federal Capital about children poverty in Puerto Rico”
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Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón [R-PR]
(Sponsor)
on Sep 25, 2018
“Jenniffer Gonzlez presenta legislacin federal ya disponible e iniciativas que trabaja desde el Congreso para impulsar el desarrollo econmico en Puerto Rico”
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Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón [R-PR]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 22, 2018
History
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Feb 1, 2017
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Introduced
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Jan 8, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 302 (116th). |
H.R. 798 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 798. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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