No Child Tax Credit for Illegals Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Van Drew
Introduced
Summary
Requires Social Security numbers (SSNs) for parents and qualifying children to claim the Child Tax Credit. The bill would restrict the credit to taxpayers and children who have SSNs issued by the Social Security Administration and would treat missing or incorrect SSNs as a mathematical error for certain tax procedures.
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- Families with children: Households would have to list an SSA-issued SSN for each qualifying child and for the taxpayer or both spouses on joint returns. Families that cannot provide those SSNs would be unable to claim the credit.
- Noncitizen taxpayers: Eligibility is limited to SSNs issued under specific Social Security Administration rules, which narrows access for some noncitizen taxpayers who do not hold those SSA-issued SSNs.
- Military families: If a spouse is a member of the Armed Forces, a joint return would require only one spouse's SSN rather than both.
- Tax administration: Omission of a correct SSN related to a Child Tax Credit claim would be treated as a mathematical or clerical error for certain assessment and collection procedures.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Families need SSNs for child credit
This bill would require Social Security numbers to claim the Child Tax Credit. You would need the taxpayer’s SSN and the child’s SSN on the return. On joint returns, both spouses’ SSNs would be required, unless one spouse is in the U.S. Armed Forces; then either spouse’s SSN would be enough. The SSNs would have to be issued by Social Security to a U.S. citizen or under a specific SSA rule, and issued before the return due date. If the SSNs are missing, the IRS could treat it as a math or clerical error. These changes would apply to tax years that start after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Van Drew
NJ • R
Cosponsors
Crane
AZ • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Hageman
WY • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Biggs (AZ)
AZ • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sessions
TX • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Begich
AK • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Rose
TN • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Ogles
TN • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Issa
CA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
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