# 119-hr-8305: Working Parents Tax Relief Act of 2026

119-hr-8305, Working Parents Tax Relief Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8305
- Congress: 119
- Title: Working Parents Tax Relief Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Boosts the Earned Income Tax Credit for parents of children under age 4.** It would raise the credit percentage and widen the phaseout for young-child households, and let eligible taxpayers get the extra refund in monthly installments. - Parents with one qualifying child under age 4 would see the credit percentage increase by 42.24 percentage points, which raises the refundable credit available to those households. - Households with two or more qualifying children under 4 would get a 30.07 percentage point increase for each of the youngest three children. The bill also raises the EITC phaseout rate by 5 percentage points for each of those young children. - The Treasury Secretary would have to create a program letting taxpayers elect to receive the portion of the refund from these changes in equal monthly payments across the remaining months of the taxable year. The changes would apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger EITC for parents but faster phaseout: mixed, high. This bill would raise the Earned Income Tax Credit for parents with very young children. For a filer with exactly one qualifying child under age 4, the credit percentage would increase by 42.24 percentage points. For filers with two or more qualifying children, the credit percentage would increase…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8305 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8305)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8305 (as of 2026-09-21).