[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 793 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 793

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the child 
 tax credit and to allow for adjustments for inflation with respect to 
                         the child tax credit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2009

 Mr. Posey (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Massa, Mr. Akin, 
Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Bishop 
of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Broun of Georgia, 
  Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
 Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, 
Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lee of New 
York, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Rooney, 
  Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Tiahrt) 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 make permanent the child 
 tax credit and to allow for adjustments for inflation with respect 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 ``Child Tax Credit Preservation Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF CHILD TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Repeal of Sunset.--Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax 
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (relating to sunset of provisions of 
such Act) shall not apply to--
            (1) the amendments made by section 201 of such Act, and
            (2) any amendments made to section 24 of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 which are enacted after the date of the 
        enactment of such Act.
    (b) Adjustments for Inflation.--Section 24 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to the child tax credit) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Adjustments for Inflation.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
        after December 31, 2008, the dollar amounts in subsection (a) 
        and (b)(2) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
                the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
                `calendar year 2001' for `calendar year 1992' in 
                subparagraph (B) thereof.
            ``(2) Rounding rule.--If a dollar amount in subsection (a) 
        or (b)(2), as increased under paragraph (1), is not a multiple 
        of $50, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 
        $50.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.
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