H.R. 4060: Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2017
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H.R. 4060: Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-12 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2017
Plain summary
Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 201 7 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit and allow them to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers. In making the earned income tax credit applicable to Puerto Rican citizens, the bill modifies credit requirements to allow taxpayers in Puerto Rico to claim the credit at age 21 (rather than age 25) and to allow a credit percentage of 40, without regard to the number of qualifying children claimed by the taxpayer.
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Official text
Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · 14 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
John B. Larson (D-CT), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr4060.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr4060 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115