Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin (R-ND)18 cosponsorsIntroduced Apr 10, 2025
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In plain English
S. 1458 makes the federal adoption tax credit refundable, meaning taxpayers can receive the credit as a refund even if they owe no income tax, rather than only using it to reduce taxable income or carrying it forward to future years. The bill also requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a standardized third-party affidavit form for verifying legal adoptions. The maximum adoption tax credit is $17,280 per child for 2025, adjusted annually for inflation, and income limitations continue to apply. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the bill with 18 cosponsors (11 Democrats, 6 Republicans).
Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-04-10, but the bill text was revised on 2025-04-10T04:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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