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S. 3596

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3596, the Stronger Start for Working Families Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 8, 2026 by Sen. Margaret Hassan (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Jan 8, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 3596 has 5 co-sponsors.

sb3596/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3596 IS: Stronger Start for Working Families Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-01-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS
  2d Session  S. 3596  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 8 (legislative day, January 7), 2026   Ms. Hassan  (for herself and  Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the earned income threshold for the refundable child tax credit.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stronger Start for Working Families Act  .
2.
Earned income threshold for refundable child tax credit
(a)
In general
 Section 24(d)(1)(B)(i)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  $3,000  and inserting  $1 .
(b)
Conforming amendment
Section 24(h) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (6).
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-08
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the earned income threshold for the refundable child tax credit.

Sponsors

Sen. Margaret Hassan (D) sponsors S. 3596, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3596 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Jan 8, 2026 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 3596 has taken 2 actions since Jan 8, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 8, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Jan 8, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3596 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3596 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stronger Start for Working Families Act — Display Title
  • Stronger Start for Working Families Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the earned income threshold for the refundable child tax credit. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named S. 3596 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Housing, Insurance, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid, Retirement.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID JIMENEZ112
KAJ GUMBS112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICYNISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICYNISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3596 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3596’s is Taxation.

s3596/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com