Democrats Propose $3,600 per Child Tax Credits in Biden Relief Package

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the national economy and the need for his administration's proposed $1.9 trillion CCP virus relief legislation with Vice President Kamala Harris in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington on Feb. 5, 2021. Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images

Congressional Democrats are proposing an addition to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that would send up to $3,600 per child to American families this year.

The proposal, introduced by Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), would expand the child tax credit to up to $3,600 for every child under six years old, and $3,000 for every child aged six to 17. The IRS would distribute the money in monthly paychecks over the course of a year, starting this July, if the proposal is passed as part of Biden’s pandemic relief measure.