[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION REFORM ACT

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is no secret that a 
majority of Americans oppose Obama's amnesty, and I have been fighting 
against it from day one. As part of my ongoing effort to combat Obama's 
amnesty, I am reintroducing my bill to stop illegals from claiming the 
refundable child tax credit.
  Right now, the IRS does not require Social Security numbers for this 
credit. The inspector general said that as a result, illegals can get 
thousands of dollars from the IRS. It is no surprise that it also 
encourages more illegals to come here. To stop this, my bill requires 
individuals to provide their Social Security number if they want to 
claim the tax credit.
  Last year, the House passed this measure, which was estimated to save 
taxpayers $24.5 billion. This is a commonsense bill Americans want, 
need, and deserve. Let's get it done.

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