H.R. 3216: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create parity for unmarried individuals and heads of household with respect to the temporary 2021 income phaseouts in the child tax credit.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-13 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create parity for unmarried individuals and heads of household with respect to the temporary 2021 income phaseouts in the child tax credit.

Plain summary

This bill increases the applicable threshold amount for heads of household in 2021 to $150,000 for purposes of the income phaseout in the child tax credit (thus making it equal to the threshold amount for married individuals filing joint tax returns).

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Official text

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create parity for unmarried individuals and heads of household with respect to the temporary 2021 income phaseouts in the child tax credit.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] · 60 cosponsors

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Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Peter Welch (D-VT), Grace Meng (D-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Angie Craig (D-MN), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA)

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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-117hr3216.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3216 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117