HR 570 · 119th Congress — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.
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…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 570
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Latest action date
- 2025-01-21
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.
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Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Republican · Virginia · House District 9 · Republican