119th Congress
H.R. 570
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- H. Morgan Griffith(R-VA)
- Introduced
- Jan 21, 2025
- Policy area
- Taxation
- Committees
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. - Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in House