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H.R. 2392 · 108th Congress

Relief for Working Families Tax Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

9 cosponsors · 6 D, 3 R

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Relief for Working Families Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the child care credit to: (1) make the 15 percent refundable portion of the child tax credit effective as of 2003 (currently 2005); (2) include combat pay within taxable income for refundable credit determinations; and (3) establish phased-in increases to the…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 9, 2003

Relief for Working Families Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the child care credit to: (1) make the 15 percent refundable portion of the child tax credit effective as of 2003 (currently 2005); (2) include combat pay within taxable income for refundable credit determinations; and (3) establish phased-in increases to the income threshold amounts for joint filers and for married filing separate filers (marriage penalty reduction). States that such amendments shall be subject to certain sunset provisions under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.

Amends the Code to provide a uniform definition of "child."

Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend customs user fees.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Relief for Working Families Tax Act of 2003

Latest action (Jun 9, 2003): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 9, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.