Bill lets very low-earning families claim child tax credit
H.R. 10282 — Stronger Start for Working Families Act · Filed by Carol Miller (R-WV) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes the income rule for the child tax credit. Families need at least $3,000 in earned income to claim it now. This bill lowers that to $1. Starting in 2026, families with almost any earned income can claim it. The bill also removes one tax code rule.
Who it affects
Working families with very low income gain money back on taxes. Families with children who earn less than $3,000 per year are helped most.
One thing to notice
A $1 threshold means any family with earned income qualifies. Before, families earning under $3,000 could not claim the credit.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Sep 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- earned income — Money a person makes from working or self-employment
- threshold — The starting point or minimum amount that must be met
- child tax credit — Money the government gives families with children on their taxes
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (474 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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