# 119-hr-2800: Boost the Middle Class Act

119-hr-2800, Boost the Middle Class Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2800
- Congress: 119
- Title: Boost the Middle Class Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Expands the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by raising credit amounts and widening the income ranges that qualify for the credit.** This bill would boost EITC levels, lift the incomes at which credits begin to phase out, and change the inflation reference years that set future adjustments. These changes would take effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. - Families and low- and moderate-income workers would see bigger EITC payments and can qualify at higher earned incomes. For example, one EITC parameter moves from $6,330 to $13,629, roughly doubling that entry value. - Married couples filing jointly would get a higher joint-filer threshold for EITC phaseout, increasing the special joint amount from $5,000 to $7,612. - Future annual updates to EITC rules would use new base years for inflation indexing, switching references to 2025 and 2026 so adjustments start from those baselines.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger earned income tax credit: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would raise the earned income tax credit (EITC) amounts and income limits. For tax years starting in 2026, the earned income amounts would be $13,629, $19,140, and $9,086. Phaseout thresholds would move to $24,992 and $11,363, with an extra $7,612 for married filing jointly. I…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2800 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2800)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2800 (as of 2025-12-21).