[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION REFORM ACT

  (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Refundable 
Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act.
  This bill, authored by my friend and colleague, Congressman Sam 
Johnson, cracks down on fraud. It requires taxpayers who claim the 
additional child tax credit to provide a valid Social Security number. 
This is just common sense.
  It has been well-documented that the government loses billions of 
dollars due to the rampant fraud of the additional child tax credit. 
The IRS inspector general puts this fraud number at an unbelievable 
$4.2 billion a year.
  This fraud--and failure to fix the problem--is simply unacceptable. 
This is why my constituents in Texas deserve to know what is being done 
to address this problem.
  There is a clear solution. That solution is H.R. 556.
  I urge all of my colleagues to join me today in cosponsoring this 
bill to deliver a more responsible government to Texas and to American 
taxpayers.

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