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H.R. 3157: Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019

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H.R. 3157: Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-06 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019

Plain summary

Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019 This bill increases and revises requirements for the refundable earned income and child tax credits. It also makes similar revisions to the earned income tax credit for residents of Puerto Rico. The bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate the practice of tax return preparers and impose sanctions upon preparers found to be incompetent or disreputable. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the sharing of information between Treasury and states regarding identification numbers issued to tax return preparers and minimum standards for preparers.

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Official text

Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] · 46 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Dwight Evans (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Mike Levin (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Adam Smith (D-WA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3157 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116