H.R. 822: Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-02 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017

Plain summary

Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 201 7 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) allow the credit for an individual who has no qualifying children, has attained the age of 21 but not 25, and is not a full-time student; (2) increase the credit rate and amount for individuals with no qualifying children; (3) allow the credit for an individual whose qualifying children do not have valid Social Security numbers; (4) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member; and (5) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income.

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Official text

Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · 29 cosponsors

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Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mike Thompson (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] reported raising $3.1 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-115hr822.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr822 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115