Richie is leading the charge supporting middle-class tax cuts and an expansion of the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
He will support middle-class tax cuts and an expansion of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit.
Occurrences
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes.
The plan guarantees paid leaves to full-time and part-time workers and permanently expands the child tax credit, which offers families up to $3,600 annually per child in monthly payments.
The bill makes permanent the Covid relief bill’s expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for workers without children, nearly tripling the maximum credit and extending eligibility to more people for one year.
I urge my House Republican friends to break with the Senate and extend the enhancements to the child tax credit and earned income tax credit from my bill when they bring the legislation to the House floor.
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), Tax Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today introduced a series of tax bills that would cut taxes for America’s middle class and working families. The bills would expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), and Child Tax Credit (CTC) for hardworking Americans.
I am extremely proud to advance the Economic Mobility Act of 2019 today. This legislation expands the Earned Income Tax Credit for childless workers; expands refundability of the child tax credit so that more low-income families can benefit and extends the program to cover qualifying families in Puerto Rico.
Evidence
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Ways and Means Committee Democrats introduced legislation to extend the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit and the American Opportunity Tax Credit. Neal said he urged House Republicans to extend the enhancements to the child tax credit and earned income tax credit from his bill.
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Neal said Democrats were introducing tax bills that would cut taxes for America’s middle class and working families. He stated, 'My bill expands the EITC to apply to childless workers' and said expanding and improving the EITC, AOTC, and CTC would help reduce poverty.
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Neal said the committee was taking steps to provide support for workers and middle-class families. He described the Economic Mobility Act as expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for childless workers and expanding refundability of the child tax credit so more low-income families could benefit.
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The enrolled law revised and increased the child tax credit in 2021 and made it refundable. It also revised the earned income tax credit for individuals with no qualifying children, including lower eligibility age and other expansions.
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On March 9, 2021, Neal voted Yea on the vote to order the previous question for H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which later became law with CTC and EITC expansions.
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"section 9611 of the ARP increases the child tax credit"; "section 9621 of the ARP temporarily modifies the Earned Income Credit"
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"Vote Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment"; "Status: Passed"; "Neal | Democratic | MA | Yea"
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"Law Number Public Law 117-2"; "Date Approved March 11, 2021"; "Bill Number H.R. 1319"
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"SEC. 9611. CHILD TAX CREDIT IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2021."; "substituting `$3,000 ($3,600 in the case of a qualifying child who has not attained age 6"
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"SEC. 9621. STRENGTHENING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH NO QUALIFYING CHILDREN."; "the term `applicable minimum age' means--"
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"Vote Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment"; "Status: Passed"; "Neal | Neal | Democratic | MA | Yea"
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"Democrats’ 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit put money back in the pockets of working families"; "We’ve worked tirelessly to see the Child Tax Credit revitalized and renewed"
Assessments
The promise was to support middle-class tax cuts and expansion of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, and the record shows Neal did that directly. He publicly backed these policies, introduced and advanced Ways and Means legislation expanding the CTC and EITC, and voted to advance H.R. 1319. That bill became law in 2021 and temporarily expanded both credits, including refundability changes to the CTC and broader EITC eligibility for workers without qualifying children. Because Neal was still in office and materially advanced the policy that was enacted, this counts as delivered in the same term.
The promise was to support middle-class tax cuts and expansion of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 became law during the same term and included substantive, temporary expansions of both the CTC and EITC. Neal also supported advancement of the legislation and had made prior legislative efforts on the same policy. Because the promised policy outcome was enacted, even if temporary and not a permanent package, this is best classified as delivered.