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HR 2540 118th Congress House Taxation

End Child Poverty Act

Introduced: February 5, 2024 Introduced by: Tlaib, Rashida Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Child Poverty Act

This bill replaces the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit with a universal child assistance program. The program establishes a set monthly assistance payment for each child of a taxpayer less than 19 years of age.

The bill establishes an Office of Universal Child Assistance in the Social Security Administration for purposes of administering the assistance program.

The bill also allows a $600 refundable tax credit for adult dependents and certain family members.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 5, 2024
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 31, 2024
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 6, 2023
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 6, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2540: End Child Poverty Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2540/
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"H.R. 2540: End Child Poverty Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2540/.
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H.R. 2540, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2540/.
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