Pass the child tax credit.

Kristen McDonald Rivet · Michigan · Democratic

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.75 extraction confidence 96%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

We can pass the child tax credit.

McDonald Rivet advocated passing the child tax credit.

ICYMI: As Congressional Budget Process Begins, Rep. McDonald Rivet Calls for a Budget That Helps Mid-Michigan’s Working Families | Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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Evidence

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Campaign priority page says: "And I will expand the Child Tax Credit and cut taxes for working families while making big corporations and the uber wealthy pay their fair share."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Establishes the campaign promise as a pledge to expand the federal Child Tax Credit while lowering taxes for working families.

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Lowering Costs & Creating Opportunity - Kristen McDonald Rivet for Michigan
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Public Law 119-21 includes Sec. 70104, titled "Extension and enhancement of increased child tax credit," and amends the credit by striking "$2,000" and inserting "$2,200."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A child tax credit expansion/extension was enacted during McDonald Rivet's first House term, but it was a limited increase rather than a full restoration of the expanded 2021-style credit.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, 119th Congress
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Congress.gov records H.R. 1 became Public Law No. 119-21 on 07/04/2025, after House passage on 05/22/2025, Senate passage on 07/01/2025, and final House agreement on 07/03/2025.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Confirms the vehicle containing the child tax credit changes became law in the same congressional term.

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Actions - H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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The Clerk records Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1 as passed, 218-214. The vote list shows "McDonald Rivet Democratic Michigan MI No."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The final enacted bill passed the House, but McDonald Rivet voted against it, so the enacted partial CTC change was not advanced by her vote.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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IRS guidance says the Child Tax Credit is worth up to $2,200 per qualifying child; the Additional Child Tax Credit is refundable up to $1,700 depending on income; taxpayers must have earned income of at least $2,500 for the ACTC.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Shows the post-enactment credit exists and is larger than the prior $2,000 amount, but remains only partly refundable and income-conditioned, supporting a partial rather than full fulfillment of an expanded CTC promise.

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Child Tax Credit | Internal Revenue Service
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Congress.gov lists H.R.1 as Public Law No. 119-21 and says Sec. 70104 increased the child tax credit to $2,200 per qualifying child beginning in 2025, with inflation adjustments beginning in 2026, while preserving phaseouts and refundability limits.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Congress.gov summary confirms a child tax credit change became law in McDonald Rivet's House term, but the enacted policy was a limited expansion, not the broader refundable/monthly credit she campaigned on.

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H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Summary
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Congress.gov identifies H.R.2763 as a bill to establish a refundable child tax credit with monthly advance payment; Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet is listed as an original cosponsor dated 04/09/2025, and the latest action is referral to House Ways and Means.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): McDonald Rivet took concrete action by cosponsoring a broader refundable/monthly Child Tax Credit bill, but the official status remains only introduced/referred, so this effort has not delivered the promised broader policy.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.2763 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): American Family Act
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term

A child tax credit provision did become law during McDonald Rivet's House term through Public Law 119-21, raising the credit from $2,000 to $2,200 and preserving refundability limits. That is a real but limited expansion, not the broader refundable or monthly child tax credit reflected in her campaign position and H.R.2763. Because she voted against the enacted H.R.1 package and her own broader cosponsored bill had not advanced beyond referral, this merits partial credit rather than full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%