American Family Act
Latest action · Apr 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 9, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Apr 9, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Apr 9, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
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. 119-447 | CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN THE SANDWICH GENERATION177 pages | Aging (Special) Committee | May 13, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2763 | American Family Act | Identical bill | Apr 9, 2025 |
| S 4042 | Keep Your Pay Act | Related bill | Mar 10, 2026 |
| HR 6900 | American Affordability Act of 2025 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2025Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
