# 115-hr-3833: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit.

115-hr-3833, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit., is a 115th 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: 115-hr-3833
- Congress: 115
- 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: 2017-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- 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 (4)

- Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] (R-KS), 2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2017-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3833 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3833)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3833 (as of 2025-11-18).