American Family Act of 2017

Summary

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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Timeline

1. 26 October 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 October 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 26 October 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 October 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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