HR1697Referred to Committee
Child Tax Credit Relief for Puerto Rican Families Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Pablo José Hernández
Democrat · PR · Representative
Votes with party: 100.0% (56 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/H001103
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-02-27
Previously
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-27
Plain-English Summary
This bill would allow families living in Puerto Rico to claim the federal child tax credit, a tax break that reduces what families owe based on the number of children they have. Currently, Puerto Rican residents are largely excluded from this benefit even though they pay some federal taxes, so this change would put them on more equal footing with families in the 50 states. The bill would primarily help lower and middle-income Puerto Rican families reduce their tax burden.
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Subjects
Taxation
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