# 114-hr-4846: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit.

114-hr-4846, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4846
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) increase the allowable amount of such credit from $1,000 to $2,000 for each qualifying child, (2) raise the modified adjusted gross income threshold amount at which the phase-out of the credit begins, and (3) increase such threshold amount by $15,000 for each qualifying child of the taxpayer beyond the first child.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4846 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4846)

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- [114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-985)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4846 (as of 2025-11-18).