3.0.0 467 2019-02-20T22:59:01Z 2019-02-23T21:43:52Z Senate S S 2011-03-03 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-03T17:17:37Z 2011-03-03 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-03-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1220-1221) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2011-03-03 True Taxation Income tax credits Marriage and family status Poverty and welfare assistance Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families Wages and earnings Taxation 00 2011-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2011-04-14T17:37:28Z Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the reduction in the marriage penalty applicable to the earned income tax credit, (2) increase such tax credit for families with three or more qualifying children and for individuals with no qualifying children, (3) extend such credit to individuals at age 21 (currently age 25) who do not have a qualifying child, (4) allow such credit for certain married individuals who live apart from their spouses and file separate tax returns (abandoned spouse rule), (5) repeal provisions denying such credit for individuals with excessive investment income, and (6) increase to $500 the penalty on tax return preparers for failure to be diligent in determining eligibility for the earned income tax credit.

Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to the earned income tax credit.

]]> Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2011 Display Title Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s467is/xml/BILLS-112s467is.xml 2011-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.