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S.24: Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about taxation
- Introduced Jan. 7, 2009
- Latest Major Action Jan. 7, 2009
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the reduction in the marriage penalty applicable to the earned income tax credit; (2) increase the rate of such credit for families with three or more children and for individuals without children; (3) modify earned income tax credit requirements relating to abandoned spouses and qualifying children; and (4) repeal provisions denying...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Jan. 7, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by John Kerry (D-Mass.) |