US Congress Senate Bill 1599 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3062)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows eligible taxpayers an income-based tax credit equal to $850 in a taxable year for the care of a qualifying foster child. An eligible taxpayer is a taxpayer with whom a foster child was placed for not less than one month in the taxable year and for whom a child tax credit is not allowed for such taxable year. A qualifying foster child is a foster child who is under age 17 and is a citizen, national, or resident of the United States. The bill requires certain information reporting for foster child placements and a study and report on emergency and short-term foster placements.

Foster Care Tax Credit Act

Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]

Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3062)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1599/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1599/BILLS-116s1599is.pdf