Restore the expanded Child Tax Credit permanently.

While Republicans allowed the expanded Child Tax Credit to expire, we are fighting to get this vital resource back on the books for good.

Promised to push to restore the expanded Child Tax Credit on a permanent basis.

Economic Justice | Congresswoman Katherine Clark
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The IRS says the Child Tax Credit is a non-refundable credit, the refundable ACTC can be up to $1,700 per qualifying child, and the credit is worth up to $2,200 per qualifying child. It also says a taxpayer must have at least $2,500 of earned income to be eligible for the ACTC. The page was reviewed or updated on 08-Jun-2026.

As of June 8, 2026, federal law still reflects a limited, partially refundable Child Tax Credit rather than the fully expanded permanent version promised.

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Child Tax Credit | Internal Revenue Service
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The official House site currently highlights Clark joining Jeffries on an amendment to prevent premium hikes by extending ACA tax credits for three years, a headline calling GOP health care cuts 'morally bankrupt,' and a May 19, 2026 post about families and Trump’s gas prices.

Clark is actively messaging on family affordability and tax credits in the lookback window, but this does not show concrete progress on restoring the expanded Child Tax Credit permanently.

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Congresswoman Katherine Clark | 5th District of Massachusetts
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IRS says the current Child Tax Credit is non-refundable, the Additional Child Tax Credit is refundable up to $1,700 per qualifying child depending on income, the Child Tax Credit is worth up to $2,200 per qualifying child, and taxpayers must have at least $2,500 of earned income to be eligible for the ACTC.

Current federal implementation is still a limited, partially refundable CTC structure, not a permanent restoration of the 2021 expanded, fully refundable monthly credit.

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Child Tax Credit | Internal Revenue Service
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2763, the American Family Act, sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro and introduced on April 9, 2025. Latest action: referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. The bill status is Introduced, with steps still remaining for House passage, Senate passage, presentation to the President, and becoming law.

Clark backed a concrete bill to restore an expanded CTC, but Congress.gov shows it had only been introduced and referred to committee, so it did not fulfill the promise.

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H.R.2763 - American Family Act | Congress.gov
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The introduced H.R.2763 text says it would amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish a refundable child tax credit with monthly advance payment. It names Rep. Clark of Massachusetts among the members for whom the bill was introduced and proposes a monthly child tax credit of $300 for children age 6 or older and 120 percent of that amount for children under age 6, with refundability and monthly advance payment provisions.

The bill text closely matches the promised policy and links Clark to the effort, but it remains only proposed legislation, not enacted law.

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Text - H.R.2763 - American Family Act | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov says H.R.7024 passed the House on January 31, 2024, but the latest Senate action on August 1, 2024 was a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed was not invoked. The CRS summary says the bill would have increased the maximum refundable child tax credit amount to $1,800 in 2023, $1,900 in 2024, and $2,000 in 2025.

This was a temporary, partial CTC expansion that passed the House but stalled in the Senate, so it did not permanently restore the expanded CTC.

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H.R.7024 - Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 | Congress.gov
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 30 on H.R.7024 as passed, 357 yeas to 70 nays. Rep. Clark (MA), Democratic, Massachusetts, is listed as voting Yea.

Clark voted for the partial 2024 CTC expansion bill, showing effort, but that bill did not become law and was not permanent restoration of the 2021 expanded credit.

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Roll Call 30 | Bill Number: H.R.7024 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The Senate vote was on cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.7024. The required threshold was three-fifths, the vote result was 'Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected,' and the tally was 48 yeas, 44 nays, and 8 not voting.

The Senate failed to advance the House-passed partial CTC bill, confirming that this legislative route did not deliver the promise.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 230, 118th Congress, 2nd Session
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Congress.gov lists H.R.1 as becoming Public Law No. 119-21 on July 4, 2025. The CRS summary says the act reduces taxes and addresses federal programs under reconciliation.

A later tax law did pass and affect the CTC, but it was not the promised permanent restoration of the 2021 expanded CTC.

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H.R.1 - 119th Congress | Congress.gov
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The enacted H.R.1 text includes 'Extension and enhancement of increased child tax credit' and amends section 24(h) by striking the pre-2026 expiration, replacing '$2,000' with '$2,200,' and changing the heading to 'Beginning After 2017.'

Public Law 119-21 made a smaller CTC increase permanent, but the text does not restore the 2021 expanded amounts, full refundability, or monthly payments promised.

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Text - H.R.1 - 119th Congress | Congress.gov
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 190 on H.R.1 as passed, 218 ayes to 214 noes. The vote question was on concurring in the Senate amendment. Rep. Clark (MA), Democratic, Massachusetts, is listed as voting No.

Clark did not vote for the law that made the smaller $2,200 CTC permanent; in any event, that law only partially changed the CTC and did not fulfill the expanded-credit promise.

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Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H.R. 1
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