H.R. 4338: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the credit for adoption expenses shall be permanent and to repeal the 5-year limitation on carryforwards of unused credit.
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H.R. 4338: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the credit for adoption expenses shall be permanent and to repeal the 5-year limitation on carryforwards of unused credit.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-11 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the credit for adoption expenses shall be permanent and to repeal the 5-year limitation on carryforwards of unused credit.
Plain summary
Makes provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 expanding the tax credit for adoption expenses permanent. Repeals the five-year limitation on carryforwards of unused adoption credit amounts.
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Official text
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the credit for adoption expenses shall be permanent and to repeal the 5-year limitation on carryforwards of unused credit.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · 7 cosponsors
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Michael K. Simpson (R-ID)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4338.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4338 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108