# 114-hr-2956: Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015

114-hr-2956, Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2956
- Congress: 114
- Title: Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2015-07-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny the earned income tax credit to any individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, and (2) require any taxpayer who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to provide the social security number of such taxpayer and of each qualifying child to whom a credit is allowed.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2016-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2015-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2015-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3222: Employee Rights Act
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2956 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2956)

## Related
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3880)
- [114-hr-3222: Employee Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3222)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2956 (as of 2025-11-18).