119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

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

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

Taxation
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Jan 21, 2025
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Committee
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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House
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Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.