To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.
Sponsored By: Representative Griffith
Introduced
Summary
Treats stillborn children as qualifying children for the Child Tax Credit. The bill would let parents who have a stillbirth claim the Child Tax Credit and align related tax rules to treat the death as if it occurred after delivery.
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- Parents: Parents who experience a stillbirth would be able to claim the Child Tax Credit, which is currently up to $2,000 per qualifying child.
- Paperwork and ID: The bill would waive certain taxpayer identification number and Social Security number requirements when the stillborn child would have qualified for those numbers had the death occurred after delivery.
- Definitions and threshold: It defines a stillbirth as a spontaneous intrauterine fetal demise after at least 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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Child tax credit for stillbirths
If you had a stillbirth at 20 weeks or later, you could count that child for the Child Tax Credit. The bill defines stillbirth as delivery after a spontaneous pregnancy loss at 20 weeks or more. The child would be treated as if they died right after delivery. You could claim the same credit as for a live-born child, if you meet the other rules. ID rules for a tax ID or Social Security number would be waived if the child would have qualified after birth. This would apply to tax years ending after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Griffith
VA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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