H.R. 4373: Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-04-17 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-04-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012

Plain summary

Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012 - Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 allowing an increased tax credit for adoption expenses and an increased exclusion from gross income for amounts paid by an employer for adoption expenses. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate and make permanent: (1) the increase in the tax credit for adoption expenses and the increased exclusion from gross income for amounts paid by an employer for adoption expenses that were enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (2) the annual inflation adjustments for such increased amounts, and (3) the refundability of the tax credit for adoption expenses.

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Official text

Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · 40 cosponsors

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Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Sam Graves (R-MO), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr4373.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr4373 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112