
CV NEWS FEED // The House of Representatives this week passed a pro-family, pro-child tax credit bill called the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act by a vote of 357-70.
Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee Jason Smith (R-MO) sponsored the bipartisan bill, calling it “the most significant non-emergency tax package in nearly a decade” in a January 31 press release.
“The Child Tax Credit builds on the success of the Trump tax law by indexing the credit to inflation and ending the penalty on large and growing families, providing help to those hurting because of skyrocketing prices rising over 17 percent since Joe Biden became president,” Smith stated:
This legislation also helps small businesses, families, and workers by raising the immediate expensing cap for small businesses, cutting red tape for job creators, giving tax relief to families hit by disasters, and saving taxpayers $75 billion by ending a COVID-era program that has been plagued by runaway spending and rampant fraud.
In a February 1 email press release, pro-life organization Americans United for Life (AUL) “urged” the Senate to pass the bill next. “This legislation would expand the Child Tax Credit from the current maximum per child amount of $1,400 to $2,000 by 2025,” AUL stated.
“As we welcome tens of thousands of post-Roe babies, we have a moral obligation to support mothers and families welcoming life,” AUL added:
This legislation would offer necessary support for parents who need more help caring for their children and for those who want to have more children but feel inhibited by financial constraints.
AUL Federal Policy Director Jesse Southerland stated, “Perfect never needs to be the enemy of good. Building a pro-life culture will not be easy or free, but every dollar we put toward life will be worth it.”
“We are very happy to see the House pass the pro-life and pro-family Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act,” Southerland added. AUL is among the pro-life and pro-family groups that endorsed the bill ahead of the House’s vote this week.
The groups wrote a joint letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on January 29 emphasizing that the bill “[supports] growing families and “[promotes] life.”
“American families face unprecedented challenges with higher costs of the most essential items for families such as food, gas, energy, health care, and housing,” the letter stated, adding that the groups “[support] an opportunity to advance a pro-family, pro-parent tax package that recognizes the unique challenges facing American parents today.”
As of February 2, a date has not been set for the Senate to vote on the bill.
