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S 2018 115th Congress Senate

American Family Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2018 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsInflation and pricesTax treatment of families
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Oct 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 26, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Family Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) make the credit fully refundable, (2) increase the amount of the credit and allow an additional credit for children who are under six years of age, (3) require the amount of the credit to be adjusted annually for inflation after 2017, and (4) require the Department of the Treasury to establish a program for making advance payments of the credit on a monthly basis.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 21, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 19, 2018
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 17, 2018
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 12, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 10, 2018
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 10, 2018
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 6, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2018: American Family Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2018/
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