American Family Act
Sen. Bennet and 44 Democrats Reintroduce American Family Act to Provide Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments
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No legislative action in over 90 days.
↔Companion bill: Rep. DeLauro Introduces Bill to Provide Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments of Up to $360The American Family Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Finance for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
Part of: story →Companion bill: Rep. DeLauro Introduces Bill to Provide Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments of Up to $360 →Legislative Progress
While this is a top priority for Democrats, it currently lacks the Republican support needed to pass the Senate or a Republican-led House.
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The bill requires that qualifying children must be citizens, nationals, or residents of the United States. Undocumented parents also need taxpayer identification numbers. While some mixed-status families may qualify if children are U.S. citizens, fully undocumented families are excluded from the program, continuing the pattern of the current child tax credit.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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2 articlesBennet introduces bill in his nearly decade-long push to expand child tax credit
Senator Michael Bennet reintroduced the American Family Act, which would permanently expand the Child Tax Credit to $6,360 for newborns, $4,320 for children under 6, and $3,600 for older children. The bill includes monthly delivery and full refundability for low-income families.
Bipartisan tax deal could expand child tax credit and extend business tax breaks
While discussing a new bipartisan tax framework, Senator Michael Bennet expressed disappointment that the deal did not go as far as his American Family Act. He argued that a return to the full, monthly, and refundable credit is necessary to significantly impact child poverty.
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American Family Act
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