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119th Congress Taxation

H.R. 570: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.

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  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 21, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
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Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 21, 2025

This bill expands the definition of a qualifying child to include a stillborn child for purposes of the child tax credit. (Under current law, taxpayers may claim a tax credit of up $2,000 for each qualifying child.)

Under the bill, a stillborn child is an unborn child (1) carried in the womb for a gestational period of 20 weeks or more, and (2) delivered after the spontaneous intrauterine fetal demise of the child.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Jan 21, 2025Introduced in the House by H. Griffith.
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  1. Jan 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.