United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 11 R cosponsors

HR 979 — Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019 This bill requires taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include their Social Security number on their tax return.

Bill Text

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This bill requires taxpayers to include their social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

  • Section 24(d)

    (6) Identification requirement.-- (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year unless the taxpayer includes the taxpayer's social security number on the return of tax for such taxable year. (B) Joint returns.--In the case of a joint return, the requirement of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met if the social security number of either spouse is included on such return. (C) Social security number.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term `social security number' means a social security number issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration (other than a social security number issued pursuant to subclause (II) (or that portion of subclause (III) that relates to subclause (II)) of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act).

    This addition establishes a requirement for taxpayers to provide their social security number to qualify for the refundable child tax credit.

  • Section 6213(g)(2)(I)

    an omission of a correct social security number required under section 24(d)(6) (relating to refundable portion of child tax credit), or a correct TIN required under section 24(e) (relating to child tax credit), to be included on a return → an omission of a correct social security number required under section 24(d)(6) (relating to refundable portion of child tax credit), or a correct TIN required under section 24(e) (relating to child tax credit), to be included on a return.

    This amendment clarifies that failing to include a correct social security number for the child tax credit will be treated as a clerical error.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 979 do?
Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2019 This bill requires taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include their Social Security number on their tax return.
Who sponsors HR 979?
HR 979 is sponsored by Weber, Randy K. Sr. (Republican), Roe, David P. (Republican), Yoho, Ted S. (Republican), Grothman, Glenn (Republican), Lamborn, Doug (Republican), Palmer, Gary J. (Republican), Flores, Bill (Republican), King, Steve (Republican), Brooks, Mo (Republican), Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. (Republican), and Posey, Bill (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 979?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 979?
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