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98th Congress · 1983–1985
H.R. 76
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals for maintaining…
House
Latest action: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. · January 3, 1983 Understand the measure
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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Recorded January 3, 1983, as the clerk wrote it
Official title
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals for maintaining a household a member of which is a dependent of the taxpayer who has attained age sixty-five.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-98-hr76- Permanent link
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- Last checked
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AP style
Vote Files, "H.R. 76 (98th Congress): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals for maintaining a household a member of which is a dependent of the taxpayer who has attained age sixty-five," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-hr76
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). H.R. 76 (98th Congress): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals for maintaining a household a member of which is a dependent of the taxpayer who has attained age sixty-five [Bill record]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-hr76
Chicago
Vote Files. "H.R. 76 (98th Congress): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals for maintaining a household a member of which is a dependent of the taxpayer who has attained age sixty-five." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-hr76.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{H.R. 76 (98th Congress): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals for maintaining a household a member of which is a dependent of the taxpayer who has attained age sixty-five}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-hr76}},
note = {Reference number bill-98-hr76; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/76; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 13, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-hr76
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On the record
No recorded vote
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