The End Child Poverty Act establishes a new universal child assistance program that would provide monthly cash payments to all children under 19 living in the United States who are citizens, nationals, or qualified immigrants. The payment amount would equal one-twelfth of the difference between the federal poverty line for a two-person household and a single individual, adjusted annually based on official poverty guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services. The program would be administered by a new Office of Universal Child Assistance within the Social Security Administration, beginning in January 2026, and would require eligible children to have approved applications (with automatic enrollment for those obtaining Social Security numbers unless they opt out). To help fund this expansion, the bill eliminates the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit for taxable years after December 31, 2025, and creates new refundable tax credits for adults aged 19-64 ($700 per person or $1,400 for joint filers, phasing out at higher incomes) and for adult dependents over 18 ($700 per dependent, adjusted annually for inflation).
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