- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 45
- Latest action
- Apr 9, 2025
What it does
The American Family Act would establish a refundable child tax credit with monthly advance payments, providing $300 per month for each child under age 6 and $360 per month (120% of $300) for each child aged 6 to 17, with higher payments for infants under 1 month. The credit phases out for higher-income taxpayers based on modified adjusted gross income, with initial threshold amounts of $150,000 for joint filers and $112,500 for others, and secondary thresholds of $400,000 and $300,000 respectively, both adjusted for inflation. The bill defines eligible children based on residency, age, care relationship, and citizenship or adoption status, and includes rules for determining which parent or…
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Michael Bennet
- Adam Schiff
- Alejandro Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angela Alsobrooks
- Angus King
- Ben Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Charles Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory Booker
- Edward Markey
- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary Peters
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Fetterman
- John Reed
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Margaret Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Mark Warner
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie Hirono
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Raphael Warnock
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Timothy Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.