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In August, both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed a budget resolution setting the stage for transformative legislation that will address the needs of millions of families, children, women, and young adults of color and with low incomes who have been left behind for too long. This resolution enables Congress to use reconciliation, a process that bypasses the filibuster and allows legislation to be enacted with a simple majority. The framework provides for historic investments in child care and paid family leave, extension of the improvements to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit, a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants, and more. House committees are beginning to mark-up their portions of the bill this week, with the goal of moving the bill by the end of September. But none of this is guaranteed, and it is critical to mobilize this month so that these provisions are not left out of the bill.
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Our partners at the Children’s Defense Fund developed an online advocacy hub where you can send an email to or call your members of Congress, urging them to include an inclusive, permanent expansion of the CTC in the budget reconciliation bill.
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The Economic Security Project is also organizing congressional office visits on September 15—the day that the third round of CTC advance monthly payments will be distributed. You can sign up here.
We will continue to keep you posted on similar opportunities.
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