,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,mr4 ,davidson1   
,mr4 ,clyde1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,weber  
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mrs4 ,miller 
of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,perry1   
,mr4 ,gill of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4
 ,brecheen1 ,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona1    
,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4          
,mc,guire1 ,mr4 ,harris of ,maryland1   
,mr4 ,burlison1 and ,ms4 ,mace7         
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    
modify the social security number       
requirements for claiming the child tax 
credit and earned income tax credit4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,safeguarding ,american         
,workers' ,benefits ,act4  #b4          
,modification of social security number 
requirements for claiming the child tax 

credit and earned income tax credit  7a7
 ,child tax credit  7#a7 ,in general    
,section #bd7;e7 of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to   
read as follows3  7e7 ,social security  
number requirements  7#a7 ,in general   
,no credit shall be allowed under this  
section to a taxpayer with respect to   
any qualifying child unless the taxpayer
 includes the social security number of 
the taxpayer 7in the case of a joint    
return1 of both spouses7 and of such    
child on the return of tax for the      
taxable year4  7#b7 ,social security    
number defined ,for purposes of this    
subsection1 the term social security    
number means a social security number   
issued to an individual by the ,social  
,security ,administration1 but only if  
the social security number is issued--  
7,a7 to a citizen of the ,united ,states
 or pursuant to subclause 7,i7 7or that 
portion of subclause 7,,iii7 that       
relates to subclause 7,i77 of section   
#bje7;c77#b77;,b77i7 of the ,social     

,security ,act1 and  7,b7 before the due
 date for such return4  4  7#b7         
,conforming amendment ,section          
#fbac7;g77#b77;,i7 of such ,code is     
amended by striking ,,tin and inserting 
social security number 7as defined in   
section #bd7;e77#b774  7b7 ,earned      
income tax credit  7#a7 ,in general     
,section #cb7m7 of such ,code is amended
 by striking a social security number   
issued to an individual by the ,social  
,security ,administration 7other than a 
social security number issued pursuant  
to clause 7,,ii7 7or that portion of    
clause 7,,iii7 that relates to clause   
7,,ii77 of section #bje7;c77#b77;,b77i7 
of the ,social ,security ,act7 on or    
before the due date for filing the      
return for the taxable year and         
inserting a social security number 7as  
defined in section #bd7;e77#b774  7#b7  
,conforming amendment ,section          
#fbac7;g77#b77;,f7 of such ,code is     
amended by striking taxpayer            
identification number and inserting     

social security number 7as defined in   
section #bd7;e77#b774  7c7 ,effective   
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply to taxable years    
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjbe4