Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes Act

Bill: 113-s-1869
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Introduced: 2013-12-19
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits

Military personnel and dependents

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Tax treatment of families

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes Act - Repeals the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include their social security number on their tax returns.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1869 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2013 Ms. Ayotte (for herself, Mr. Graham , and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62, and to provide an offset.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes Act . 2. Repeal of reductions made by Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (a) Repeal Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 is repealed as of the date of the enactment of such Act. (b) Social Security number required To claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (1) In general Subsection (d) of section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Identification requirement with respect to taxpayer (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) Limitation Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the extent the tentative minimum tax (as defined in section 55(b)(1)(A)) exceeds the credit allowed under section 32. . (2) Omission treated as mathematical or clerical error Subparagraph (I) of section 6213(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (I) an omission of a correct Social Security number required under section 24(d)(5) (relating to refundable portion of child tax credit), or a correct TIN under section 24(e) (relating to child tax credit), to be included on a return, . (3) Conforming amendment Subsection (e) of section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting with respect to qualifying children after Identification requirement in the heading thereof. (4) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.