3.0.0 6329 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z House HR 2016-11-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 16, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VEASEY:H.R. 6329.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H6270]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-11-16T15:01:35Z 2016-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 N V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2016-11-30 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2016-11-30 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2016-11-30 False Taxation Taxation 00 2016-11-16 Introduced in House 2016-11-17T21:30:41Z Promise of Citizenship Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for up to $500 of the costs associated with naturalization as a U.S. citizen. Naturalization costs include naturalization application costs, English as a Second Language and other course costs, and legal services. The credit applies to costs paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the year or the three preceding years with respect to the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent of the taxpayer if the taxpayer, spouse, or dependent is naturalized as a U.S. citizen during the year.

]]> Promise of Citizenship Act of 2016 Display Title Promise of Citizenship Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a refundable credit against tax for costs associated with naturalization. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Promise of Citizenship Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6329ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6329ih.xml 2016-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.