# 116-hr-6762: COVID-19 Earned Income Act

116-hr-6762, COVID-19 Earned Income Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6762
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID-19 Earned Income Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Earned Income Act This bill sets forth a special rule for determining the amount of the earned income tax credit and the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Specifically, the bill allows a taxpayer to use the earned income of the preceding taxable year in computing such credits if such income is greater than the income for the current taxable year (i..e., 2020).

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6762 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6762)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6762 (as of 2025-11-18).