- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 12
- Latest action
- Nov 20, 2025
What it does
The Baby Bonus Act would establish a program within the Social Security Administration to provide a $2,000 payment per qualifying child, adjusted annually for inflation, to eligible parents beginning in 2026. Payments would be available to biological parents, gestational surrogates, prospective adoptive parents, and others meeting eligibility criteria, with applications due within one year of a child’s birth or, in cases of fetal death after 20 weeks gestation, within one year of the death. The bill creates an Office of Baby Assistance to administer the program, including verifying applications, preventing fraud, determining custody-based payment distribution, and issuing annual reports to…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.