HR 3899 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

American Family Act

Introduced Jun 7, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT

Latest action · Jun 7, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJun 7, 2023
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

American Family Act

This bill provides for a new fully refundable child tax credit and monthly advance payments of credit amounts.

Cosponsors 211

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024; 207 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-VA	Abigail Davis Spanberger	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WA	Adam Smith	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Al Green	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NC	Alma S. Adams	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Ami Bera	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-OR	Andrea Salinas	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NJ	Andy Kim	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MN	Angie Craig	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MA	Ayanna Pressley	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-VT	Becca Balint	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Bill Foster	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Brad Sherman	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Bradley Scott Schneider	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-PA	Brendan F. Boyle	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CO	Brittany Pettersen	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-ME	Chellie Pingree	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NH	Chris Pappas	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-PA	Christopher R. Deluzio	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MO	Cori Bush	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Daniel S. Goldman	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MI	Daniel T. Kildee	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-FL	Darren Soto	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MD	David J. Trone	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MN	Dean Phillips	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MI	Debbie Dingell	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NC	Deborah K. Ross	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Delia C. Ramirez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WA	Derek Kilmer	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CO	Diana DeGette	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NV	Dina Titus	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NC	Donald G. Davis	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NJ	Donald Norcross	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-VA	Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-PA	Dwight Evans	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-HI	Ed Case	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-OH	Emilia Strong Sykes	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Eric Sorensen	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Eric Swalwell	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IN	Frank J. Mrvan	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NM	Gabe Vasquez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MD	Glenn Ivey	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Grace Meng	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Greg Casar	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-OH	Greg Landsman	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Hakeem S. Jeffries	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MI	Haley M. Stevens	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Henry Cuellar	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MI	Hillary J. Scholten	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MN	Ilhan Omar	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	J. Luis Correa	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CT	Jahana Hayes	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MA	Jake Auchincloss	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Jamaal Bowman	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CT	James A. Himes	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-SC	James E. Clyburn	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MD	Jamie Raskin	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Jared Huffman	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-FL	Jared Moskowitz	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Jasmine Crockett	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CO	Jason Crow	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NC	Jeff Jackson	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-VA	Jennifer L. McClellan	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-VA	Jennifer Wexton	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Jesús G. "Chuy" García	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-HI	Jill N. Tokuda	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Jim Costa	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Gomez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Panetta	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Joaquin Castro	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CT	Joe Courtney	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CO	Joe Neguse	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CT	John B. Larson	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	John Garamendi	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Jonathan L. Jackson	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Joseph D. Morelle	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-OH	Joyce Beatty	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Juan Vargas	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Julia Brownley	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MA	Katherine M. Clark	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-FL	Kathy Castor	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NC	Kathy E. Manning	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Katie Porter	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Kevin Mullin	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WA	Kim Schrier	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MD	Kweisi Mfume	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Lauren Underwood	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Lizzie Fletcher	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-FL	Lois Frankel	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MA	Lori Trahan	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-GA	Lucy McBath	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-PA	Madeleine Dean	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WA	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WA	Marilyn Strickland	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WI	Mark Pocan	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Mark Takano	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-PA	Mary Gay Scanlon	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-AK	Mary Sattler Peltola	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-PA	Matt Cartwright	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Maxine Waters	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-FL	Maxwell Frost	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NM	Melanie A. Stansbury	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Mike Levin	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Mike Quigley	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NJ	Mikie Sherrill	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-KY	Morgan McGarvey	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Nancy Pelosi	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Nanette Diaz Barragán	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-GA	Nikema Williams	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Nikki Budzinski	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Norma J. Torres	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Patrick Ryan	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Paul Tonko	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Pete Aguilar	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MI	Rashida Tlaib	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Raul Ruiz	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WA	Rick Larsen	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Ritchie Torres	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Ro Khanna	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Robert Garcia	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NJ	Robert Menendez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Salud O. Carbajal	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Sara Jacobs	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Scott H. Peters	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-IL	Sean Casten	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-RI	Seth Magaziner	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MA	Seth Moulton	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-FL	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-OH	Shontel M. Brown	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MI	Shri Thanedar	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MD	Steny H. Hoyer	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NV	Steven Horsford	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-PA	Summer L. Lee	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-PA	Susan Wild	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NV	Susie Lee	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Sydney Kamlager-Dove	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Sylvia R. Garcia	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Ted Lieu	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NM	Teresa Leger Fernandez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-AL	Terri A. Sewell	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-LA	Troy A. Carter	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-OR	Val T. Hoyle	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NC	Valerie P. Foushee	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Veronica Escobar	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-TX	Vicente Gonzalez	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NC	Wiley Nickel	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-MA	William R. Keating	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CO	Yadira Caraveo	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren	Original	Jun 7, 2023
D-AZ	Greg Stanton		Jun 12, 2023
D-GA	David Scott		Jun 13, 2023
D-RI	Gabe Amo		Jan 29, 2024
D-NY	Timothy M. Kennedy		Jun 25, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jun 7, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 7, 2023Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: to make an expanded and improved Child Tax Credit permanent.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 99, June 7, 2023, page H2780.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 118-697	ASSESSING 25 YEARS OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT (1997-2022)111 pages	Finance Committee	Jul 13, 2023

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R48312	Noncitizen Eligibility for the Child Tax Credit: In Brief	Report	Dec 16, 2024
IF12820	Selected Issues in Tax Policy: The Child Tax Credit	Resource	Nov 19, 2024
IN12297	Child Tax Credit: What Lies Ahead? Archived	Insight	Feb 1, 2024

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1992	Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2023	Related bill	Jun 14, 2023
HR 5953	Lower Your Taxes Act	Related bill	Oct 25, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable child tax credit with monthly advance payment.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: American Family Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Taxation

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 7, 2023Introduced in House

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