Let’s Make Expansions to the Child Tax Credit Permanent

In 2021, Congress expanded the Child Tax Credit so that it would reach more low-income families. They also made it fully refundable, meaning families could claim it even if they didn’t owe any income tax.  That expansion resulted in massive reductions in childhood hunger and poverty.  The end of that expansion has resulted in 19 million children no longer receiving the full or any CTC.

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed (357-70) the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024), a vital step in expanding and enhancing the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and addressing our nation’s child hunger crisis.  This bill would assist approximately 16 million out of the 19 million children currently left out of the full or any CTC.  An estimated 400,000 children and their families will be lifted above the poverty line, according to estimates from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Take Action:

Use this form to urge your Senators to: swiftly take up and vote “yes” on the Act; and reject any amendments that could weaken or limit the impact the CTC would have on families struggling against hunger and poverty.