3.0.0 754 2022-11-01T14:47:40Z 2022-11-01T14:47:40Z House HR 2019-01-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 15 (Thursday, January 24, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico:H.R. 754.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the U.S.Constitution, which provide as follows:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;[and . . . ]To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H1212]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-24T14:03:50Z 2019-01-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR N W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2019-01-24 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2019-01-24 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2019-01-30 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-01-30 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-01-30 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2019-01-30 False S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2019-01-30 False G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2019-03-14 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-09-24 False O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2019-10-15 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2020-12-03 False Taxation Caribbean area Income tax credits Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Wages and earnings Taxation 00 2019-01-24 Introduced in House 2019-02-11T21:53:24Z Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019

This bill makes residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit.

]]> Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019 Display Title Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr754ih/xml/BILLS-116hr754ih.xml 2019-01-24 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.