HR 570 · To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced
- Jan 21, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 21, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. H. Morgan Griffith [R-VA-9]
- Policy area
- Taxation
- Cosponsors
- 0
Summary
This bill expands the definition of a qualifying child to include a stillborn child for purposes of the child tax credit. (Under current law, taxpayers may claim a tax credit of up $2,000 for each qualifying child.) Under the bill, a stillborn child is an unborn child (1) carried in the womb for a gestational period of 20 weeks or more, and (2) delivered after the spontaneous intrauterine fetal demise of the child.
Recent actions
- Jan 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.