To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the earned income tax credit, child tax credit, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The All-Americans Tax Relief Act of 2025 significantly expands tax benefits for working and middle-income families. It increases the earned income tax credit (EITC) percentages and amounts, makes the $2,000 child tax credit fully refundable, and creates new above-the-line deductions for medical expenses, daycare for children under 7, public transit commuting, tutoring for students at Title I schools, and up to $2,500 in credit card interest.
Who Benefits and How
Low and moderate-income workers receive larger EITC credits (38-45% credit rates) and expanded earned income amounts. Families with children get a fully refundable child tax credit of $2,000 for up to 3 children plus $500 for additional children. Parents can deduct daycare and tutoring expenses without itemizing. Workers using public transit can deduct commuting costs. U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, American Samoa) receive Treasury payments. Tips and overtime may be excluded from taxable income.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Treasury faces reduced revenue from expanded credits and new deductions. IRS must administer new deduction categories with verification requirements. The Secretary must issue regulations for commuting expense verification and tutoring expense definitions.
Key Provisions
- Increases EITC credit percentages to 38-45% with expanded earned income and phaseout amounts
- Makes child tax credit fully refundable: $2,000 for first 3 children, $500 additional
- Creates above-the-line deductions for medical expenses, daycare, commuting, tutoring, credit card interest
- All new provisions indexed to inflation after 2025/2027
- Applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands tax relief for working families by increasing the earned income tax credit, making the child tax credit fully refundable, creating new above-the-line deductions for medical expenses, daycare, commuting, tutoring, and credit card interest, and excluding tips and overtime from income.
Key Policy Areas
Taxation, Family Policy, Labor, Healthcare Costs
Primary Purpose
Expands tax relief for working families by increasing the earned income tax credit, making the child tax credit fully refundable, creating new above-the-line deductions for medical expenses, daycare, commuting, tutoring, and credit card interest, and excluding tips and overtime from income.
Policy Domains
Main Bill - Tax Relief Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Low and moderate-income working families
- Families with children
- Public transit commuters
- Parents with daycare expenses
- U.S. Territory residents
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Treasury (reduced revenue)
- IRS (administration)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Cherfilus-McCormick (for herself, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Credit card holders paying interest, Families with 1-3 qualifying children under age 17, Families with more than 3 children
Positive-direction: Credit card holders paying interest, Families with 1-3 qualifying children under age 17, Families with more than 3 children, Families with qualifying children, Individuals with credit card debt, Individuals with forgiven or discharged debt, Individuals with significant medical expenses, Low and moderate-income renters, Low-income workers with 1 qualifying child, Low-income workers with 2+ qualifying children, Low-income workers without children (singles and joint filers), Non-itemizing taxpayers with medical costs, Parents of students at Title I/charter schools, Parents paying daycare tuition, Parents paying for tutoring at Title I schools, Parents with children under 7 in daycare, Public transit commuters under income thresholds, Puerto Rico residents, Renters under income thresholds, Workers commuting by public transit
Negative-direction: High-income investors subject to 20% capital gains rate
American Samoa, Treasury (increased revenue), Treasury (reduced revenue)
Positive-direction: American Samoa, Treasury (increased revenue), U.S. Territories with mirror code tax systems
Negative-direction: Treasury (reduced revenue), Treasury (refundable credit payments), Treasury/IRS (regulation and verification)
Students at Title I and charter schools, Tutoring service providers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
$15,000 for 1 child, $20,000 for 2+ children, $10,000 joint/$8,500 other for no children
Qualifying child under section 152(c) who has not attained age 17 and is a citizen or resident
Tuition for dependent under age 7 to attend a childcare institution per 45 CFR 1355.20
Amounts paid for public transit between principal residence and workplace (20+ hours/week)
Tutoring for dependents at public Title I schools or charter schools, up to $2,500
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