H.R. 769: Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-15 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013

Plain summary

Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) make permanent the reduction (from $10,000 to $3,000) of the eligibility threshold for the refundable portion of such credit, and (2) require an annual inflation adjustment to the allowable amount of such credit (i.e., $1,000) after 2013.

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Official text

Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · 169 cosponsors

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Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John B. Larson (D-CT), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) and 109 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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-113hr769.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr769 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113