3.0.0 5672 2023-01-11T13:39:36Z 2023-01-11T13:39:36Z House HR 2018-05-01 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 1, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NORMAN:H.R. 5672.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 7[Page H3746]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-05-01T13:30:40Z 2018-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 N Taxation Charitable contributions Income tax deductions Income tax rates Military personnel and dependents Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families Taxation 00 2018-05-01 Introduced in House 2018-10-12T13:14:45Z Permanently Amending Tax Cuts for our Heroes Act of 2018 or the PATCH Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent for members of the Armed Forces several tax provisions that are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025.

For individuals who are members of the Armed Forces at the end of the taxable year, the bill makes permanent provisions that:

  • reduce individual tax rates,
  • increase the standard deduction,
  • increase and modify the child tax credit, and
  • increase the limit for deducting certain charitable contributions.
]]> PATCH Act Display Title PATCH Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain temporary provisions permanent for members of the Armed Forces of the United States. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced PATCH Act Short Titles as Introduced Permanently Amending Tax Cuts for our Heroes Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5672ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5672ih.xml 2018-05-01 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.