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Council decouples select federal tax provisions, fast‑tracks EITC expansion and restores child tax credit in emergency package
Summary
After extended debate and multiple roll calls, the Council passed emergency legislation decoupling 13 federal tax provisions and approved amendments to accelerate a 100% match of the federal EITC and to reestablish a D.C. child tax credit; members disputed the use of emergency procedure and a municipal-bond exemption was removed in amendment votes.
The Council approved emergency legislation to decouple selected federal tax changes from the District tax code and moved a package of revenue-redirecting amendments intended to expand the earned income tax credit (EITC) and restore a District child tax credit.
Chair Phil Mendelson framed the measure as an urgent step to prevent large revenue losses following federal tax changes referred to in the record as the OB3A/H.R.1 package. Mendelson cited Office of the Chief Financial Officer estimates that coupling would reduce District revenues by tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and said the emergency action gives the Council…
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