HR 570

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.

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.

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Rep. H. Morgan Griffith [R-VA-9]
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Taxation
Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-01-21: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-01-21: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • 2025-01-21: Introduced in House
  • 2025-01-21: Introduced in House