# 116-hr-5296: Advancing Support for Working Families Act

116-hr-5296, Advancing Support for Working Families Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5296
- Congress: 116
- Title: Advancing Support for Working Families Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2019-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Advancing Support for Working Families Act This bill allows individual taxpayers an election to advance up to $5,000 of the child tax credit in the year of birth or adoption of an applicable qualifying child (a child, other than an eligible foster child, who has a specified relationship to the taxpayer and meets certain age, residency, and support requirements). The bill sets forth a special rule for parents who do not qualify for the full refundable portion of the child tax credit. The advance amount for such parents is the lesser of $5,000, or 25% of their earned income amount for the taxable year. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on matters relating to taxpayers who make an election to advance the child tax credit.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5296 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5296)

## Related
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- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5296 (as of 2025-11-18).