A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit and expand eligibility for childless individuals, homeless youth, and youth formerly in foster care.
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Latest Action · November 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify earned income tax credit provisions to increase such credit for individuals with no children and extend from 65 to 68 the age limit for such credit. It also lowers the credit eligibility age for individuals with no children and for homelesss and qualified foster youth.
The bill establishes new reporting requirements by state, local, and tribal foster care agencies for youth in foster care.
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