H.R. 2972

Summary

H.R. 2972, the EITC for Older Workers Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 21, 2025 by Rep. Mike Carey (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 2972 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2972 IH: EITC for Older Workers Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-21
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2972  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 21, 2025   Mr. Carey  (for himself and  Mr. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the upper age limit on eligibility for the earned income tax credit.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   EITC for Older Workers Act of 2025  .
2.
Repeal of upper age limit on eligibility for earned income tax credit
(a)
In general
Subclause (II) of  section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  but not attained age 65 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the upper age limit on eligibility for the earned income tax credit.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Carey (R) sponsors H.R. 2972, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Mike Carey

Rep. · R–OH-15 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 21, 2025

Danny Davis

Rep. · D–IL-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 21, 2025 · Original

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Rep. · D–MI-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 6, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 2972 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Apr 21, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2972 has taken 2 actions since Apr 21, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2972 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2972 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• EITC for Older Workers Act of 2025 — Display Title
• EITC for Older Workers Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the upper age limit on eligibility for the earned income tax credit. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 32 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2972 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2972 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2972’s is Taxation.

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