HR 905 · in committee · significant
EITC Modernization Act
- economy
- taxes
What this bill does
- This bill expands who qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit and lets eligible people receive it as monthly payments instead of once a year.
- Low-income workers, students, seniors, people with disabilities, and parents benefit from expanded eligibility and faster access to tax credits.
- The bill funds grants to help low-income people prepare tax returns and sets a minimum EITC of $1,200 for eligible filers.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might monthly EITC payments instead of annual refunds change how low-income workers budget and manage financial emergencies?
- 02
What evidence suggests that expanding EITC eligibility to students, seniors, and people with disabilities would reduce poverty more effectively than current targeting?
- 03
Who would bear the cost of tax return preparation grants and the expanded minimum credit, and how would this funding mechanism affect other federal programs?
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Sponsor · D-NJ-12
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
17/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-31
Joining the bill

Frederica S. Wilson
D-FL-24 · original

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D-GA-2 · original

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original

Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original

Valerie P. Foushee
D-NC-4 · original

Jahana Hayes
D-CT-5 · original

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4 · original

Sydney Kamlager-Dove
D-CA-37 · original

Kweisi Mfume
D-MD-7 · original

Jennifer L. McClellan
D-VA-4 · original

LaMonica McIver
D-NJ-10 · original
+ 5 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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