# 119-hr-570: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.

119-hr-570, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-570
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Child tax credit for stillbirths: benefit, high. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-278: BROADBAND Leadership Act
- 119-hr-7212: Hemp Enforcement, Modernization, and Protection Act
- 119-hr-3235: MOMS Act
- 119-hr-10204: Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-570 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/570)

## Related
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-278: BROADBAND Leadership Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-278)
- [119-hr-7212: Hemp Enforcement, Modernization, and Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7212)
- [119-hr-3235: MOMS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3235)
- [119-hr-10204: Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10204)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-570 (as of 2025-12-21).