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H.R. 2956

Referred to Committee

Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015

Introduced 7/7/2015•114th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

7/7/2015 • House

Summary

Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny the earned income tax credit to any individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, and (2) require any taxpayer who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to provide the social security number of such taxpayer and of each qualifying child to whom a credit is allowed.

Introduced in House • 7/7/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Citizenship and naturalizationImmigration status and proceduresIncome tax creditsPoverty and welfare assistanceTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of familiesWages and earnings

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (7)

Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

Republican • WI-6

Sponsored 7/7/2015

Cosponsors (6)

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Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]

R-FL-1

Joined 7/31/2015

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Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]

R-AL-5

Joined 9/22/2015

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Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]

R-AZ-4

Joined 9/28/2015

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Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]

R-LA-4

Joined 1/6/2016

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Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]

R-NC-2

Joined 2/23/2016

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

July 7, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Introduced in House7/7/2015

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors6