# 119-hr-10282: Stronger Start for Working Families Act

119-hr-10282, Stronger Start for Working Families Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10282
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stronger Start for Working Families Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Would expand the refundable Child Tax Credit to people with almost no earned income by lowering the earned-income test.** It would cut the earned income threshold used to determine the refundable portion from $3,000 to $1, remove paragraph (6) of Section 24(h) to align the rules, and apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2025, without changing credit amounts or income phaseout rules.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger child tax refunds for families: mixed, medium. This bill would lower the earned-income test for the refundable Child Tax Credit from $3,000 to $1. If enacted, you would be able to get a refundable CTC if you have at least $1 in earned income and a qualifying child. The bill would also remove paragraph (6) of the Child Tax Credit rules, which co…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10282 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10282)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10282 (as of 2026-09-24).