Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1333
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2015-03-04
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Tax treatment of families
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the identification requirement for the child tax credit to require taxpayers to provide a valid identification number (i.e., a Social Security account number issued by the Social Security Administration) on their tax returns in addition to the name and identification number of each qualifying child.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1333 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2015 Mr. Westmoreland (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Cook , Mr. Olson , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Conaway , and Mr. Brooks of Alabama ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2015 . 2. Eligibility for child tax credit (a) In general Section 24(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking under this section to a taxpayer and all that follows and inserting “under this section to any taxpayer unless— (1) such taxpayer includes the taxpayer’s valid identification number (as defined in section 6428(h)(2)) (and, in the case of a joint return, the valid identification number (as so defined) of the taxpayer’s spouse) on the return of tax for the taxable year, and (2) with respect to any qualifying child, the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer identification number of such qualifying child on such return of tax. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.