US Congress House Bill 3157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-0)
Status: Introduced on June 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-06 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Increases and revises requirements for the refundable earned income and child tax credits. It also makes similar revisions to the earned income tax credit for residents of Puerto Rico. The bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate the practice of tax return preparers and impose sanctions upon preparers found to be incompetent or disreputable. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the sharing of information between Treasury and states regarding identification numbers issued to tax return preparers and minimum standards for preparers.

Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019

Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-06-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-06-06	House	Introduced in House

HB3330 (Similar To) 2019-06-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB1138 (Related) 2019-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1192 (Related) 2019-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB8501 (Related) 2020-10-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3157/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3157/BILLS-116hr3157ih.pdf