I’m fighting to significantly increase the Child Tax Credit and make sure it’s paid monthly.
I will fight to significantly increase the Child Tax Credit and make sure it is paid monthly.
Occurrences
Permanently extending the American Rescue Plan’s historic expansions of the Child Tax Credit (CTC)... CTC provides $3,000 ($3,600 for young children) per child, fully refundable and payable monthly.
Evidence
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Gomez’s official Child Tax Credit page says the American Rescue Plan created monthly CTC payments through the end of 2021 and that he was fighting to make the expansion permanent beyond 2021.
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Gomez’s current Children and Families issue page says he is still fighting to significantly increase the Child Tax Credit and make sure it is paid monthly.
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"SEC. 9611. CHILD TAX CREDIT IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2021."
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"Full Title To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable child tax credit with monthly advance payment."
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Last Action Date Listed December 18, 2025 Action Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Sewell, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Chu, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Bell, Ms. Craig, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McBride, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Titus, and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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SEC. 31001. ESTABLISHMENT OF REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT WITH MONTHLY ADVANCE PAYMENT. (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 24 the following new sections: ``SEC. 24A. MONTHLY CHILD TAX CREDIT.
Assessments
Gomez can claim partial credit because the 2021 American Rescue Plan significantly increased the Child Tax Credit and converted it into monthly payments for the rest of 2021, and his official page says he and his Ways and Means Committee colleagues helped craft that provision. But the promise is not fully delivered because the monthly expansion was temporary, not made permanent, and his current issue page still says he is fighting to achieve this goal. In federal legislative context, that is meaningful contribution to a partial outcome rather than full fulfillment.