WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act (H.R. 7906), bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) to strengthen state and tribal child support services. The bill was approved as part of the Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 9076) by a bipartisan… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released a statement in response to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau that shows that child poverty rate remains high following a lapse in extension for the expanded, monthly Child Tax Credit. The new data shows that the child poverty rate increased 1.3 percentage points to 13.7… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) responded to a recent American Enterprise Institute article that claims that Democrats’ efforts to bring back and make permanent the enhanced Child Tax Credit “punishes working families” and would “discourage parental employment and risk harming the long-run prospects of children.”
“The idea that permanently expanding the Child Tax Credit would… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) responded to comments made by Senator J.D. Vance over the weekend trying to rewrite history on the Child Tax Credit. In a Sunday CBS Face the Nation interview, Senator J.D. Vance asserted that Republicans want to make improvements to the Child Tax Credit, which flies in the face of reality and their own voting record (if they showed up to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) toured a residential facility participating in the Energy Smart Eastside program to see firsthand the impact of federally and state-subsidized heat pumps on local families and highlight how others can take advantage of these savings.
Heat pumps offer an energy-efficient alternative to traditional heating and cooling systems. Installed in… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) led their colleagues in urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel to review the status of the Family Research Council (FRC) as an “association of churches” for tax filing purposes.
In August 2022, the lawmakers sent a letter to then-Commissioner Charles P.… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), a member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to simplify the tax filing and payment processes for taxpayers and small businesses.
The Tax Administration Simplification Act would apply the ‘mailbox rule’ to electronically submitted documents and tax payments to the IRS, allow newly formed small… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) visited Hopelink’s Redmond Market and Service Center to discuss tax filing assistance options ahead of the April 15 filing deadline. Hopelink provides free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) to local residents through volunteers with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps sponsored by United Way of King County.
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Last night, one of the key themes of President Biden’s State of the Union was reducing costs for families. He called for the passage of two pieces of legislation led by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) as ways to lower costs for families and put money back in their pockets.
The first would help finance the construction of 2 million affordable homes nationwide over the next decade, and… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Danny Davis (IL-07), and Linda Sánchez (CA-38) introduced legislation to permanently expand child care tax credits that help working families cover child care costs to up to $4,000 for one child or $8,000 for two or more children.
In 2021, DelBene, Davis, and Sánchez secured the temporary expansion of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit… Read more »
