S 5256 · 118th Congress · Taxation
Family Security Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2024-09-25)
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Family Security Act This bill increases the child tax credit and provides a new tax credit for pregnant mothers. The bill also makes changes to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, earned income tax credit (EITC), heads of household filing status, tax exemption for dependents, and deduction for dependent care expenses. This bill increases the child tax credit for 2026 to $3,000 or $4,200 for each child, depending on the child’s age, makes the tax credit fully refundable (currently a portion is refundable), and allows taxpayers to receive the tax credit in advance monthly payments. Under the bill, the child tax credit is limited to six children and phases out once a taxpayer’s income exceeds a certain threshold. The bill provides a new refundable tax credit for pregnant mothers of $2,800, which phases out once a taxpayer’s income exceeds a certain threshold. Taxpayers may receive the tax credit in advance monthly payments. The bill permanently extends the SALT deduction for individuals (currently, the SALT deduction for individuals expires in 2026) and increases the limit to $30,000 from $10,000 (or to $15,000 from $5,000 for married taxpayers filing separately). The bil…
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