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H.R. 6873: EITC Modernization Act of 2018

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H.R. 6873: EITC Modernization Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-25 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

EITC Modernization Act of 2018

Plain summary

EITC Modernization Act of 2018 This bill modifies the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to: (1) make certain individuals who are college students or have an aged or disabled dependent eligible for the credit, (2) specify minimum credit amounts for the qualifying students and individuals with an aged or disabled dependent, (3) allow certain EITC recipients to elect to receive the credit payments monthly, and (4) decrease from 25 to 18 the minimum age of eligibility for individuals without dependents. The bill also requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program to provide matching funds for the development, expansion, or continuation of tax preparation programs to assist low-income taxpayers and members of underserved populations.

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Official text

EITC Modernization Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Darren Soto (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Gwen Moore (D-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] reported raising $955,740 (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr6873 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115