[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3831 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3831

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, and make 
        permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 15, 2007

  Mr. English of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. 
  Brady of Texas, Mr. Nunes, and Mr. Tiberi) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, and make 
        permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Tax Relief Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CHILD TAX CREDIT AMOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 24 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to child tax credit) is amended by 
striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$1,200''.
    (b) Provision Not Subject to EGTRRA Sunset.--Title IX of the 
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not 
apply to the amendments made by section 201 of such Act.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
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