Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
Passed the House 357 to 70, then got 48 of the 60 Senate votes it needed to move forward.
- BillH.R. 7024
- Congress118th Congress, 2023 to 2025
- SponsorJason Smith (Republican, MO)
- IntroducedJanuary 17, 2024
- Cause of deathFilibustered
- Died inthe Senate
What it would have done
Expanded the refundable child tax credit for lower-income families and indexed it to inflation, alongside business tax breaks and an expanded low-income housing credit.
The path to law
It had a majority in the Senate but fell short of the 60 votes needed to end debate (cloture), so it never got a final vote.
The votes
House, January 31, 2024. Motion to suspend the rules and pass (Roll no. 30).
357 yea, 70 nay, out of 435 seatsPassed
Senate, August 1, 2024. Cloture on the motion to proceed (Record vote 230).
48 yea, 44 nay, out of 100 seatsFailed, 12 short
The record
Last verified November 10, 2026.