The House-passed bipartisan tax bill would expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for 16 million children in families with low incomes — including 5.8 million young children (under age 6) — in its first year, bringing them up to or closer to the full $2,000-per-child amount that children in higher-income families receive.

Young children of all races and ethnicities would benefit from the bill’s Child Tax Credit expansion. Overall, the expansion would deliver a larger credit to 1 in 4 children under age 6. It would benefit even larger shares of Black, Latino, or American Indian or Alaska Native young children, whose parents are overrepresented in low-paid work and may face more limited economic opportunities due to historical and ongoing discrimination and other structural barriers.

An expanded CTC would help 16 million children in low-income families and this modest effort would go a long way for children living in poverty and struggling families. The Senate should pass it without further delay. Urge your Senators to take action now. Click here to contact Senators Murray and Cantwell. Outside of Washington State, click here to contact your Senators.