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119-hr-2153119th CongressWALLET

Fight for Families Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a refundable portion of the adoption tax credit for special-needs adoptions. The bill would let families who adopt children with special needs receive part of the adoption credit as a refund instead of only as a nonrefundable credit.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Cash refund for adopting a special-needs child

If enacted, families who adopt a child with special needs could get part of the adoption tax credit as a cash refund. The refundable amount would be the smaller of your total adoption credit or your special-needs adoption expenses for the year. Any remaining nonrefundable credit would carry forward to later years. This would apply to tax years starting after the later of the bill’s enactment or December 31, 2025.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

IA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 3/14/2025

  • Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 6/3/2025

Roll Call Votes

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