W&M Passes Permanent ACA Tax Credit Bump, Extends Child Tax Credit

By Dorothy Mills-Gregg / September 15, 2021 at 7:31 PM
House Ways & Means Committee members spent at least 40 hours debating Build Back Better plan provisions, including one to extend the child tax credit that some Democrats tied to social determinants of health, but lawmakers passed without much discussion legislation that would make the temporary enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits permanent. Committee members passed their last section of the Build Back Better plan on Wednesday (Sept. 15). Last week, they approved expanding Medicare hearing, vision and dental benefits...


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