The Working Families Tax Cuts proposal included a new refundable adoption tax credit.
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 24, 2026Congress should make life easier for hardworking families, not harder. Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts included: ✅ Permanently increased child tax credit ✅ A new refundable adoption tax credit ✅ An Education Freedom Tax Credit to expand K–12 scholarship opportunities ✅ Trump Accounts to help children build savings for their futures Every House Democrat voted AGAINST all of this!
Multiple primary sources, including Senate Finance, Ways and Means (with IRS CEO testimony), and Republican office releases, state that the Working Families Tax Cuts made the adoption tax credit partially refundable up to $5,000 per eligible child, so a refundable adoption credit was included as of 2026-10-24.
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What we found
Supports. The Senate Finance Committee and Senate Republican leadership materials state the Working Families Tax Cuts made the adoption tax credit partially refundable up to $5,000 per eligible adopted child.[2][3]
Supports. IRS CEO Frank Bisignano, testifying before House Ways and Means, announced that for tax year 2025 carry-forward amounts of the adoption credit are refundable up to $5,000 per qualifying child, and the committee's record describes the Working Families Tax Cuts as making a portion of the credit refundable.[4]
Supports. Representative Aderholt's March 2026 release describes the partially refundable adoption tax credit in the Working Families Tax Cuts and the IRS's updated interpretation allowing refundable carryforwards.[5]
Context. The credit is only partially refundable, not fully refundable; the refundable portion is capped at $5,000 per child, and one Foxx release cites $5,120 refundable in 2026, a minor discrepancy from the $5,000 figure in other sources.[2][6][7]
Context. The bill was enacted in 2025 rather than being a pending proposal, and the adoption credit itself predates the law; the refundable portion is what is new.[1][6]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 6 primary
- 1Trump promised tax relief, but polling shows most Americans still think they're overpayingapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2The Working Families Tax Cuts Help Working Moms and Charitable ...republicanleader.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3[2026-09-28] Working Families Tax Cuts Make Parenthood ...finance.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Four Key Moments: Hearing with IRS CEO Frank J. Bisignanowaysandmeans.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Aderholt Announces Win for Adoptive Families Through the Working ...aderholt.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6Supporting Nebraska Families at Every Stageadriansmith.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 7Foxx Reportfoxx.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
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