H.R. 5296 · 116th Congress · 2019–2020
Advancing Support for Working Families Act
H.R. 5296 in the 116th Congress (2019–2020) was introduced on Dec 4, 2019, sponsored by Colin Z. Allred with 11 co-sponsors.
During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Dec 4, 2019
- Co-sponsors
- 11
- Policy area
- Taxation
What it does
Advancing Support for Working Families Act This bill allows individual taxpayers an election to advance up to $5,000 of the child tax credit in the year of birth or adoption of an applicable qualifying child (a child, other than an eligible foster child, who has a specified relationship to the taxpayer and meets certain age, residency, and support requirements).
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Colin Z. Allred (D-TX). Co-sponsors: 4 Democrats, 7 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedDec 4, 2019
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (Dec 4, 2019)
More bills from Colin Z. Allred in the 116th Congress
Other Taxation bills in the 116th Congress
- H.R. 3151: Taxpayer First Act
- H.R. 5363: FUTURE Act
- H.R. 4566: Virginia Beach Strong Act
- H.R. 25: FairTax Act of 2019
- H.R. 155: Hearing Protection Act
- S. 203: BRACE Act of 2019
- H.R. 218: Death Tax Repeal Act
- S. 362: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019
- S. 460: Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019
- H.R. 510: BRACE Act of 2019
Committees
More
From GovInfo bill records, Congressional Research Service summaries, Voteview roll calls and lobbying reports.
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