House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Stronger Start for Working Families Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the earned income threshold for the refundable child tax credit.
Sponsor: Rep. Carol Miller R-WVWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 3, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 3, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10282.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 140, September 3, 2026, Page H5510):Article I Section VIIISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 3, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 22 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10282, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10282
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Maria Salazar (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carol Miller.
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- H.R. 1171 (119th) SAFE Act
- H.R. 3885 (119th) Community TEAMS Act of 2025
- H.R. 3552 (119th) Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
- H.R. 1882 (119th) Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act
Related bills
- S. 3596 (119th) Stronger Start for Working Families ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.