Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014
Sponsor: Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) increase from $110,00 to $150,000 ($75,000 for individual taxpayers and married taxpayers filing separately) the threshold amount applicable to married couples filing joint tax returns above which such tax credit is reduced, and (2) allow an inflation adjustment to the threshold amounts and the $1,000 credit amount beginning after 2014. Requires taxpayers to include their social security numbers on their tax returns to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects of this Act on any PAYGO (pay-as-you-go) scorecard.
Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 5.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 237 | 54.3% |
| Nay | Lost | 173 | 40.0% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 5.7% |