,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #e1 #bjai  
,mr4 ,posey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,weber of
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of        
,tennessee1 and ,mr4 ,yoho7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf to require      
inclusion of the taxpayer's social      
security number to claim the refundable 
portion of the child tax credit4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,refundable ,child ,tax ,credit     
,eligibility ,verification ,reform ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,social security number  
required to claim the refundable portion
 of the child tax credit  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #bd7;d7 of the         
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#f7          
,identification requirement  7,a7 ,in   
general ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply 

to any taxpayer for any taxable year    
unless the taxpayer includes the        
taxpayer's social security number on the
 return of tax for such taxable year4   
7,b7 ,joint returns ,in the case of a   
joint return1 the requirement of        
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be treated as   
met if the social security number of    
either spouse is included on such       
return4  7,c7 ,social security number   
,for purposes of this paragraph1 the    
term social security number means a     
social security number issued to an     
individual by the ,social ,security     
,administration 7other than a social    
security number issued pursuant to      
subclause 7,,ii7 7or that portion of    
subclause 7,,iii7 that relates to       
subclause 7,,ii77 of section            
#bje7;c77#b77;,b77i7 of the ,social     
,security ,act74  4  7b7 ,omissions     
treated as mathematical or clerical     
error ,section #fbac7;g77#b77;,i7 of    
such ,code is amended to read as        
follows3  7,i7 an omission of a correct 

social security number required under   
section #bd7;d77#f7 7relating to        
refundable portion of child tax credit71
 or a correct ,,tin required under      
section #bd7;e7 7relating to child tax  
credit71 to be included on a return1  4 
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply to taxable 
years beginning after ,december #ca1    
#bjai4